User guide

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Taking Pictures
You can change the captured area by
turning the zoom lever to the left or right.
Right (x) Enlarges the subject.
Left (w) Widens the area that is
captured by the camera.
4 Press the shutter release button fully.
Recording starts. You can continue recording until the built-in memory
or the SD Memory Card is full, or the size of the recorded movie
reaches 2 GB.
5 Press the shutter release button fully.
Recording stops.
If you keep the shutter release button pressed for more than one second,
recording will continue as long as you keep the button pressed. Shooting
stops when you take your finger off the shutter release button.
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• The flash does not discharge in C (Movie) mode.
• The focus mode can be changed before recording starts.
• When the focus mode is set to \(Manual Focus), you can adjust the
focus before recording starts.
• You can use the optical zoom only before recording, while the digital
zoom is available both before and during recording.
• Changing the display mode by pressing the 4/W button
while recording a movie will not display the histogram.
• When the shooting mode is set to C (Movie), Face Priority is
automatically set to on. You can select Smile Capture or Face Priority
Off by pressing the I button before starting recording a movie (p.70).
When Smile Capture function is activated, movie recording starts
automatically when the camera recognizes the subject's smile.
However, depending on the condition of the recognized faces, movie
recording may not start automatically because the Smile Capture
function may not work. If this happens, press the shutter release button
to start movie recording.
Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed