User's Guide
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Photography
Photography
This camera features 7 recording modes that can be selected according to the 
purpose of the photography.
1. Press [p] (Power) to switch the camera on in recording mode.
• If the camera is in playback mode, press [p] (Playback) or the shutter button 
to switch to recording mode.
2. Press [MODE] and select the recording mode.
The mode changes in the sequence shown below each time you press [MODE].
NORMALĺ DERMO CONTĺ DERMOĺ DERMO AIFĺ
MOVIE NORMALĺ MOVIE DERMOĺ MICROSCOPE
Setting Recording Modes and Shooting Still Images and 
Videos
Recording mode Details
NORMAL
Use this mode to take a normal photograph of the affected 
area and its periphery.
DERMO CONT
Use this mode to use a single shutter release to take 
polarized, non-polarized and UV*  close-up shots with the 
same angle of view.
* A safe light wavelength of 405 nm is used.
When UV is enabled, the shot is taken with UV light.
DERMO Use this mode to take a close-up shot of the affected area.
DERMO AIF
Use this mode to take a close-up shot of a raised affected 
area so that the entire area is in focus.
A single shutter release takes multiple images with a shifting 
focal point and the images are then merged into a single 
shot.
Photography in this mode requires the optional 3D adapter 
(sold separately).
NORMAL
Use this mode to shoot a video of the affected area and its 
periphery.
DERMO Use this mode to take a close-up video of the affected area.
MICROSCOPE
Use this mode to photograph subjects such as pathological 
tissue viewed through a microscope.
Photography in this mode requires the optional microscope 
adapter (DMS-100M (sold separately)).
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