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CAPTURING IMAGES
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What is the camera focusing on?
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A target mark
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on the LCD monitor
shows the area the camera is focusing on.
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The camera automatically determines the
correct focus by measuring from 5
different focus points within the shooting
area. If the target mark is at a position
that is different from the point you wish to
focus on, you can refocus, for example,
by changing the shooting angle.
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The large target mark appears when
the camera focuses on a wide area in
the center of the screen.
The shutter speed and aperture are
displayed
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When the camera focuses and the target
mark appears, at the same time, the
shutter speed and aperture settings are
also displayed. You can use them as a
reference when shooting.
If the motion alert icon appears...
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During still image shooting, if the
shutter speed is slow and the
possibility that the image may be
blurred due to camera shake becomes
high, the motion alert icon may appear on the LCD monitor. In this case,
use a tripod to stabilize the camera when shooting, or set the flash
operation mode to automatic (page 56).
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When shooting with the scene select function set to the fireworks
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mode, the motion alert icon always appears, but this is normal.
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Shutter speed
Aperture
Target mark
Motion alert icon
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