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Commonly Used Shooting Functions
You can also use the control dial to select shooting modes or FUNC.
Using the Optical Zoom
The zoom can be adjusted from 37 – 185 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms.
1
Press the zoom lever toward
or .
• Wide Angle: Zooms out from the subject.
• Telephoto: Zooms in on the subject.
Using the Digital Zoom/
Digital Tele-Converter
Available Shooting Modes
You can combine digital zoom with optical zoom when shooting.
The available shooting characteristics and focal lengths (35mm film equivalent) are as follows.
Selection Focal Length
Standard
Off
1.4x
2.3x
37 – 740 mm
37 – 185 mm
51.8 – 259 mm
85.1 – 425.5 mm
Shooting Characteristics
Enables shooting at zoom factors of up to
20x with digital and optical zoom combined.
Enables shooting without digital zoom.
Digital zoom is fixed at the selected zoom factor, and the focal length shifts to maximum telephoto.
This enables a faster shutter speed and less chance of camera shake than a shot taken at the same angle of view with
[Standard] or [Off].
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About the Safety Zoom
Depending on the number of recording pixels set, you can shift from optical zoom to digital zoom without pausing up to a factor where the image quality does not deteriorate (Safety Zoom). displays when reaching the maximum zoom factor without image deterioration.
Pressing the zoom lever toward again allows you to zoom even further (not available in ).
Depending on the number of recording pixels set, the Safety Zoom zone varies as follows.
Safety Zoom Factor
Recording pixels Optical zoom Digital zoom
5.0x
5.0x
7.0x
11x
20x
: Zone without deterioration : Zone with deterioration z z
The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is turned off.
The digital zoom cannot be used in (Date Stamp) or
(Widescreen) modes.
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Shooting with the Digital Zoom
1
Select [Digital Zoom].
1. Press the button.
2. In the menu, use the or button to select [Digital Zoom].
2
Make settings.
1. Use the or button to select
[Standard].
2. Press the button.
3
Press the zoom lever toward
and shoot.
• The combined digital and optical zoom factor will display in the LCD monitor.
• The image may appear coarse depending upon the selected recording pixels. The zoom factor appears in blue.
• Press the zoom lever toward to zoom out.
Shooting with the Digital Tele-Converter
The digital tele-converter feature uses digital zoom to achieve the effects of a tele-converter (a lens used in telephoto shooting).
1
Select [Digital Zoom].
1. Press the button.
2. In the menu, use the or button to select [Digital Zoom].
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2
Make settings.
1. Use the or button to select
[1.4x] or [2.3x].
2. Press the button.
3
Adjust the angle of view with the zoom lever and shoot.
• and the zoom factor appear on the
LCD monitor.
• The image may appear coarse depending upon the selected recording pixels (the icon and the zoom factor appear in blue).
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Magnified Close-Up Shooting
(Digital Macro)
Available Shooting Modes
You can shoot a subject 2 – 10 cm (0.79 – 3.9 in.) from the end of the lens at the maximum wide angle setting. With the digital zoom, the image area is 7 × 5 mm (0.28 × 0.20 in.) at maximum zoom
(approximately 4.0x).
1
Select Digital Macro.
1. Set the mode dial to .
2. Use the control dial to select .
2
Choose the angle of view with the zoom lever and shoot.
• The zoom factor appears on the LCD monitor.
Using the Flash
Available Shooting Modes
1
Press the button.
1. Use the or button to select the flash settings.
: [Auto]
: [On]
: [Off]
• You can configure detailed settings for the flash (Slow Synchro,
Red-Eye Corr. and Red-Eye Lamp) when you press the MENU button while this screen is displayed
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You are recommended to shoot with the camera attached to a tripod or other device if the camera shake warning icon ( ) appears.
Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity
Available Shooting Modes
You can shoot close-ups or infinity shots.
Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items.
Macro
Infinity
Area at Minimum Focusing Distance from End of Lens to Subject
Maximum wide angle setting: 30 × 22 mm (1.2 × 0.87 in.) (Minimum focusing distance: 2 cm (0.79 in.))
Use this mode to record subjects 3 m (9.8 ft.) or more from the end of the lens.
1
Press the / button.
1. Use the or button to select or .
To Cancel the Macro Mode:
Press the / button and use the or button to select
(Normal).
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Use the LCD monitor to compose close-ups in macro mode since the view through the viewfinder may not match the image taken.
Using the flash in macro mode may cause image edges to darken.
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Using the Self-Timer
Available Shooting Modes
You can set the time delay and the numbers of shots you wish to take in advance.
10 sec. Self-Timer: The shutter releases 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed.
• 2 seconds before the shutter releases, the self-timer sound beeps quickly* and the lamp will speed up.
2 sec. Self-Timer: The shutter releases 2 seconds after the shutter button is pressed.
• The self-timer sound beeps quickly* and the self-timer lamp blinks when the shutter button is pressed and the shutter releases 2 seconds later.
Custom Timer: You can change the delay time (0 – 10, 15, 20, 30 sec.) and number of shots (1 – 10).
• When a delay time of over 2 seconds is set for the [Delay] option, the self-timer sound beeps* quickly 2 seconds before the shutter releases. If multiple shots have been specified for the [Shots] option, the sound will play for the first shot only.
* This may differ depending on your My Camera settings
.
1
Press the button.
1. Use the or button to change the self-timer mode.
• Pressing the MENU button while this screen is displayed will allow you to set the delay and number of shots as when Custom Timer is selected
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2
Shoot.
• When you press the shutter button fully, the self-timer lamp will blink.*
* When [Red-Eye Lamp] is set to [On] in [Flash Settings] in the Rec. menu, the self-timer lamp will light 2 seconds before the flash fires
.
To Cancel the Self-Timer:
Press the button and the or button to select .
Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots ( )
1
Select [Self-timer].
1. Press the button.
2. In the menu, use the or button to select [Self-timer].
3. Press the button.
2
Make settings.
1. Use the or button to select
[Delay] or [Shots] and the or button to change the settings.
2. Press the button.
3. Press the button.
If the [Shots] option is set to 2 or more shots, the following occurs.
- The exposure and white balance are locked at the settings selected for the first shot.
- If the flash is used, the interval between shots lengthens.
- The interval between shots may lengthen when the built-in memory of the camera fills.
- Shooting will automatically cease if the memory card becomes full.
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Changing the Recording Pixels
(Still Images)
Available Shooting Modes
1
Select the recording pixels.
1. Press the button.
2. Use the or button to select and the or button to change the recording pixels.
3. Press the button.
Approximate Values for Recording Pixels
Large
Medium 1 6M 2816 × 2112
Medium 2 4M 2272 × 1704
Medium 3 2M 1600 × 1200
Small
Recording Pixels
Date Stamp
Widescreen
10M 3648 × 2736
0.3M
640 × 480
2M 1600 × 1200
3648 × 2048
High
Purpose*
Printing to about A2-size
420 × 594 mm (16.5 × 23.4 in.)
Printing to about A3-size
297 × 420 mm (11.7 × 16.5 in.)
Printing to about A4-size
210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.)
Printing to about Letter-size
216 × 279 mm (8.5 × 11 in.)
Printing postcard-size prints
148 × 100 mm (6 × 4 in.)
Printing L-size prints
119 × 89 mm (4.7 × 3.5 in.)
Low
Sending images as e-mail attachments or shoot more images.
Printing date-stamped images (p. 22) , in
L-size or postcard-size (you can check the print area at a 3:2 aspect ratio as you shoot).
Printing on wide size paper (you can check the composition at a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Areas that will not be recorded appear on the LCD monitor as a black border.)
: Approximate recording pixel numbers are shown. (M is short for megapixels.)
* Paper sizes vary according to region.
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See Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities (p. 223)
See Image Data Sizes (Estimated) (p. 225)
Changing the Compression (Still Images)
Available Shooting Modes
1
Select a compression setting.
1. Press the button.
2. Use the or button to select and the or button to change the option.
3. Press the button.
Approximate Values for Compression Settings
Superfine
Fine
Compression
High Quality
Normal Normal
Purpose
Shoot higher quality images.
Shoot normal quality images.
Shoot more images.
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See Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities (p. 223)
See Image Data Sizes (Estimated) (p. 225)
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Setting the Image Stabilizer Function
Available Shooting Modes
The lens-shift type image stabilizer function allows you to minimize the camera shake effect (blurred images) when you shoot distant subjects that have been magnified or when you shoot in dark conditions without a flash.
Off
Continuous
Shoot Only
Panning
–
You can check the effect of the IS mode on image blur on the LCD monitor since the IS mode runs continually.
This makes it easier to compose images and focus on subjects.
Shoot Only IS mode is only activated when the shutter button is pressed. When set to [Continuous], some blurring may occur depending on the subjects. In Shoot
Only mode, subjects can be taken without concern for any unnatural movement that may appear on the LCD monitor.
This option only stabilizes the effect of up and down camera motions on the image. This option is recommended for shooting objects moving horizontally.
1
Select [IS Mode].
1. Press the button.
2. In the menu, use the or button to select [IS Mode].
2
Make settings.
1. Use the or button to select the image stabilizer settings.
2. Press the button.
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Camera shake may not be fully corrected when shooting with slow shutter speeds, such as with evening shots. Use of a tripod is recommended.
If camera shake is too strong, it may not be fully corrected.
Hold the camera horizontally while [Panning] (stabilization does not work when the camera is held vertically).
If you shoot a movie after setting [IS Mode] to [Shoot Only] or [Panning], the setting will change to [Continuous].
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Adjusting the ISO Speed
Available Shooting Modes
Raise the ISO speed to use a fast shutter speed when you wish to reduce the effects of camera shake or avoid blurry subjects, or to turn the flash off when shooting in a dark area.
1
Press the button.
1. Use the or button to change the ISO speed.
• You can advance to the next option each time you press the button.
• When you select (Auto) or
(High ISO Auto), the camera sets the optimal ISO speed for the light level when shooting. As the ISO speed will automatically be raised in dark places, shutter speed will increase, reducing camera shake and subject blurring.
• Select to put priority on image quality.
• When you select , the camera also detects motion and sets the optimum ISO speed. As the shutter speed becomes even faster*, camera shake and blurred photos caused by subject movement will be reduced even more than when shooting the same scene in .
* Noise may increase in the captured image compared to .
z z z
You can set the ISO speed to
The camera automatically applies noise reduction processing when you shoot at a high ISO speed.
If the camera is set at or , the ISO speed automatically set by the camera will be displayed when pressing the shutter button halfway or in playback information.
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Key Features
- Compact camera 10 MP CCD Silver
- Image sensor size: 1/2.3"
- Image stabilizer
- Optical zoom: 5x Digital zoom: 4x
- Face tracking
- Video recording 640 x 480 pixels
- Built-in microphone PictBridge
- Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
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Table of contents
- 4 Table of Contents
- 9 Please Read
- 11 Getting Started
- 12 Preparations
- 18 Shooting Still Images
- 20 Viewing Still Images
- 21 Erasing
- 22 Printing
- 24 Embedding the Date in the Image Data
- 26 Shooting Movies
- 28 Viewing Movies
- 29 Downloading Images to a Computer
- 36 System Map
- 41 Learning More
- 42 Components Guide
- 45 Using the Control Dial
- 46 Using the Button
- 47 How to Use the Mode Dial
- 48 Indicators
- 50 Basic Operations
- 50 Menus and Settings
- 52 Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor and Menus
- 62 Using the LCD Monitor
- 64 Commonly Used Shooting Functions
- 64 Using the Optical Zoom
- 64 Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter
- 68 Magnified Close-Up Shooting (Digital Macro)
- 68 Using the Flash
- 69 Shooting Close-Ups/Infinity
- 70 Using the Self-Timer
- 72 Changing the Recording Pixels (Still Images)
- 73 Changing the Compression (Still Images)
- 74 Setting the Image Stabilizer Function
- 76 Adjusting the ISO Speed
- 77 Advanced Shooting Functions
- 77 Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes
- 80 Shooting in Manual Mode
- 80 Continuous Shooting
- 82 Setting the Flash
- 84 Movie Shooting
- 90 Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist)
- 92 Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions
- 95 Selecting an AF Frame Mode
- 98 Selecting a Subject to Focus On (Face Select and Track)
- 99 Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock)
- 101 Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock)
- 102 Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock)
- 103 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation
- 104 Switching between Metering Modes
- 105 Setting the Shutter Speed (Long Shutter Mode)
- 106 Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)
- 109 Shooting in a My Colors Mode
- 111 Changing the Colors and Shooting
- 116 Setting the Display Overlays
- 117 Categorizing Images Automatically (Auto Category)
- 118 Registering Settings to the Button
- 120 Playback/Erasing
- 120 Viewing Magnified Images
- 121 Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback)
- 122 Checking the Focus and Peoples’ Expressions (Focus Check Display)
- 124 Jumping to Images
- 126 Organizing Images by Category (My Category)
- 129 Trimming a Portion of an Image
- 131 Viewing Movies
- 133 Editing Movies
- 136 Rotating Images in the Display
- 137 Playback with Transition Effects
- 138 Automated Playback (Slide Shows)
- 144 Red-Eye Correction Function
- 149 Adding Effects with the My Colors Function
- 151 Resizing Images
- 153 Attaching Sound Memos to Images
- 154 Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder)
- 156 Protecting Images
- 160 Erasing Images
- 165 Registering Functions to the Button
- 167 Print Settings/Transfer Settings
- 167 Setting the DPOF Print Settings
- 174 Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings
- 176 Configuring the Camera
- 176 Power Saving Function
- 177 Setting the World Clock
- 180 Formatting Memory Cards
- 181 Resetting the File Number
- 183 Creating an Image Destination (Folder)
- 185 Setting the Auto Rotate Function
- 186 Resetting Settings to Their Default Values
- 188 Connecting to a TV
- 188 Shooting/Playback Using a TV
- 190 Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings)
- 190 Changing My Camera Settings
- 191 Registering My Camera Settings
- 193 Troubleshooting
- 203 List of Messages
- 207 Appendix
- 207 Safety Precautions
- 212 Preventing Malfunctions
- 216 Using the AC Adapter (Sold Separately)
- 217 Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately)
- 219 Camera Care and Maintenance
- 220 Specifications
- 230 Index
- 234 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode