
34
Bas
ic Ph
otography an
d Pl
ayba
ck
:
G
(Easy Auto) Mode
Using the Basic Shooting Functions
In
G
(easy auto) mode, following settings can be made. Each icon indicates the
current setting.
Still pictures can be taken by the remote control (
m
Flash Mode
Flash mode can be selected to suit the shooting conditions.
•
When
ISO sensitivity
is set to
Auto
, the flash has a range of 0.3-3.5 m (1 ft.-
11 ft.) at the maximum wide-angle zoom position and a range of 0.5-2.5 m (1 ft.
8 in.-8 ft. 2 in.) at the maximum telephoto zoom position.
•
Note that in
G
(easy auto) mode (
26), only
a
Auto
(default setting) and
c
Off
are available. When
a
Auto
is selected, the camera sets the flash mode
according to the automatically selected scene mode.
•
In
A
(auto) mode (
52), some scene modes (
61), or smart portrait mode
(
73), the following flash modes are available.
a
Auto
Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.
b
Auto with red-eye reduction
Reduce “red-eye” in portraits (
c
Off
Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.
X
Fill flash
Flash fires whenever a picture is taken. Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) shadows and
backlit subjects.
d
Slow sync
a
(auto) is combined with slow shutter speed.
Suited to evening and night portraits that include background scenery.
Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture
background at night or under dim lighting.
OFF
OFF
OFF
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
1
3 4 5 6
1
X
Flash mode ...............................................34
2
n
Self-timer....................................................37
3
A
Image mode ............................................39
4
D
Movie options...................................... 125
5
Touch shooting
q
Touch shutter ....................................41
r
Touch AF/AE.......................................44
6
o
Exposure compensation ..................47