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Basic
∫
When you want to take a picture of a
subject outside the AF area (AF/AE
Lock)
When recording a picture of people with a
composition like the following picture, you will
not be able to focus the camera on the subject
because the people are outside the AF area.
In this case,
1
Aim the AF area at the subject.
2
Press the shutter button halfway
to fix
the focus and the exposure.
• The focus indication lights when the
subject is focused.
3
Press and hold the shutter button
halfway
while moving the camera as you
compose the picture.
4
Press the shutter button fully.
• You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock before
pressing the shutter button fully.
We recommend that you use the face
detection function when taking pictures of
people.
(P83)
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Direction detection function
Pictures recorded with the camera held
vertically are played back vertically (rotated).
(Only when [ROTATE DISP.]
(P106)
is set to
[ON])
• Pictures may not be displayed vertically if
they were taken with the camera aimed up or
down.
• Motion pictures taken with the camera held
vertically are not displayed vertically.
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Preventing jitter (camera shake)
• Be careful of jittering when pressing the
shutter button.
• If jitter could occur because of slow shutter
speed, the jitter alert
A
appears.
• When the jitter alert appears, we
recommend using a tripod. If you cannot use
a tripod, be careful how you hold the
camera. The use of the self-timer prevents
jittering caused by pressing the shutter
button when you are using a tripod
(P52)
.
• Shutter speed will be slower particularly in
the following cases. Keep the camera still
from the moment the shutter button is
pressed until the picture appears on the
screen. We recommend using a tripod.
– Slow sync./Red-eye reduction
– [NIGHT PORTRAIT]
– [NIGHT SCENERY]
– [PARTY]
– [CANDLE LIGHT]
– [STARRY SKY]
– [FIREWORKS]
– When the shutter speed is slowed in
[SLOW SHUTTER]
6
1/125
F2.8
1/125
F2.8
1/10
F2.8
