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Recording
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About the focus indication
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The focus indication does not appear in manual
focus mode.
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Focus on a subject manually when it is not
easily focused automatically.
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You can record still pictures on the card even if
the focus indication does not appear, but
pictures may be recorded without being
focused.
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The focus indication does not appear or has
difficulty displaying in the following cases.
– When the zoom magnification is high.
– When the unit is shaken.
– When the subject is moving.
– When the subject stands in front of a light
source.
– When close subjects and far subjects are
included in the same scene.
– When the scene is dark.
– When there is a bright part in the scene.
– When the scene is filled with only horizontal
lines.
– When the scene lacks contrast.
– When recording motion pictures
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Concerning the focusing area
When there is a contrasting object ahead or
behind the subject in the focus area, the subject
may not be focused. If so, move the contrasting
object out of the focus area.
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Even when it is still difficult to focus, adjust the
focus manually.
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The focusing area is not displayed when the
digital zoom (more than approx. 12
k
) is used.
You can add a shutter sound when recording still
pictures.
Press the MENU button, then select
[PICTURE]
#
[SHTR EFFECT]
#
[ON] or [OFF]
and press the center
of the cursor button.
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This function’s default setting is [ON].
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This function does not work during motion
picture recording.
Switching the shutter effect on/off
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