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Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select
A
(Auto) Mode
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Indicators Displayed in
A
(Auto) Mode
D
Note on the Flash
When the built-in flash is lowered, the flash setting is fixed at off and
W
appears at the top of the
monitor. In situations where flash is needed, such as in dark locations or when the subject is backlit,
be sure to raise the built-in flash (
33).
D
Available Functions in
A
(Auto) Mode
In
A
(auto) mode, focus mode (
37) and exposure compensation (
40) can be applied and the
camera can shoot using the flash mode (
32) and self-timer (
35). Pressing the
d
button
displays the shooting menu options for specifying the
Image quality
124) and
Image size
(
126).
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Vibration Reduction
Vibration reduction
167), when
On
(default setting) is selected, can be applied to effectively
reduce blur, caused by slight hand movement known as camera shake, that commonly occurs when
shooting with zoom applied or at slow shutter speeds.
Vibration reduction can be used in all shooting modes.
Set
Vibration reduction
to
Off
when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.
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F2.7
1/125
F2.7
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Shooting mode
A
displayed in auto mode.
Internal memory indicator
Pictures will be recorded to internal
memory.
When memory card is inserted,
C
is not
displayed and pictures will be recorded to
memory card.
Image Quality and Image Size
Current image quality and size
settings are displayed. The
default settings are
W
(Normal) for image quality and
m
(4224 × 3168) for image size.
Vibration reduction icon
Vibration reduction can be
applied to reduce the effects of
camera shake.
Aperture (
Shutter speed (