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Taking picture with automatic settings
[INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode
Recording mode :
■
To use flash
Select either
(Auto) or (Forced flash off).
•
When
is used,
,
(Auto/red-eye reduction),
(Slow sync./red-eye reduction) and
(Slow sync.) are
selected automatically according to the subject type and
brightness. For details (
→
47).
•
and
indicate that digital red-eye correction is
activated.
•
The shutter speed is slower in
and
.
●
Focus range (
→
51).
●
In addition to automatic scene detection, [INTELLIGENT ISO]
, [I.EXPOSURE], and
backlight compensation will operate automatically.
●
The following menu items may be set in [INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode.
•
([REC] menu): [PICTURE SIZE]
∗
1
, [BURST], [COLOR EFFECT]
∗
1
, [FACE RECOG.]
•
([MOTION PICTURE] menu)
: [REC MODE], [REC QUALITY]
∗
1
•
([TRAVEL MODE] menu): [TRAVEL DATE], [DESTINATION], [WORLD TIME]
•
([SETUP] menu
∗
2
): [CLOCK SET], [BEEP]
∗
1
, [LANGUAGE], [STABILIZER DEMO.]
∗
1
Items that may be set differ from other recording modes.
∗
2
Other items on the [SETUP] menu will reflect settings made in [PROGRAM AE]
mode, etc.
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According to the following conditions, different scene types may be determined for the
same subject.
Face contrast, conditions of subject (size, distance, colouring, contrast, movement),
zoom ratio, sunset, sunrise, low brightness, jitter
●
If desired scene type is not selected, we recommend manually selecting the appropriate
recording mode. (Scene mode:
→
61)
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Backlight compensation
Backlight refers to the light that shines from behind the subject. When this occurs, the
subject appears darker, and so backlighting is automatically corrected by increasing the
brightness of the entire image.
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We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer with [i NIGHT SCENERY] and
[i NIGHT PORTRAIT].
●
When jitter is small (e.g. using tripod) with [i NIGHT SCENERY], shutter speed can
reach a maximum of 8 seconds. Do not move the camera.
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The settings for the following functions are fixed.
• [AUTO REVIEW]: [2 SEC.] • [SLEEP MODE]: [5 MIN.] • [GUIDE LINE]:
• [WHITE BALANCE]: [AWB] • [QUALITY]: (Fine) • [STABILIZER]: [AUTO]
• [AF MODE]:
(Face detection)
∗
3
• [AF ASSIST LAMP]: [ON]
• [METERING MODE]:
(Multiple) • [PRE AF]: [Q.AF] • [I.RESOLUTION]: [iA ZOOM]
∗
3
(11-area-focusing) when face cannot be recognised
●
The following functions cannot be used.
[HISTOGRAM], [EXPOSURE], [AUTO BRACKET], [MULTI ASPECT],
[WB ADJUST.], [DIGITAL ZOOM], [MIN. SHTR SPEED], [AUDIO REC.]
Turn on the power
Set to
Set to
([INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode)
Take a picture
Press halfway
(press lightly and focus)
Press fully
(press the button all the
way to record)
Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as ‘face’, ‘movement’,
‘brightness’, and ‘distance’ just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clear
pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.
■
To take motion pictures
(
→
72)
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Automatic scene detection
Camera reads scene when pointed at subject, and makes optimum settings
automatically.
Recognises people [i PORTRAIT]
Recognises babies [i BABY] (When babies (under 3 years) that are registered with the face
recognition function are recognised)
Recognises landscapes [i SCENERY]
Recognises night scenes and people in them [i NIGHT PORTRAIT]
(Only when
is selected)
Recognises night scenes [i NIGHT SCENERY]
Recognises close-ups [i MACRO]
Recognises sunsets [i SUNSET]
Reads subject movement to avoid blurring when scene does not correspond to any of the
above.
Shutter button
Focus display
(when focus aligned:
flashing
→
illuminated)
Recognised scene icon displayed in blue
for 2 sec.
