User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera
- The Basics of Shooting and Playback
- Shooting Features
- Easy Auto Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
- Special Effects Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- Smart Portrait Mode (Capturing Images of Smiling Faces)
- Auto Mode
- Functions That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector
- Functions That Can Be Set with the MENU Button (Shooting Menu)
- Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously
- Focusing
- Playback Features
- Recording and Playing Back Movies
- General Camera Setup
- Connecting the Camera to a TV, Computer, or Printer
- Reference Section
- Using Easy Panorama (Shooting and Playback)
- Viewing and Deleting Images Captured Continuously (Sequence)
- Editing Still Images
- Before Editing Images
- Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation
- D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast
- Red-eye Correction: Correcting Red Eyes Caused by Using the Flash
- Skin Softening: Softening Skin Tones
- Filter Effects: Applying Digital Filter Effects
- Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image
- Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy
- Connecting the Camera to a TV (Viewing Images on a TV)
- Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print)
- Editing Movies
- The Shooting Menu (for Auto Mode)
- The Smart Portrait Menu
- The Playback Menu
- The Movie Menu
- The Setup Menu
- Error Messages
- File Names
- Optional Accessories
- Technical Notes and Index
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Reference Section
AF Area Mode
Set the focus area in movie mode.
• When Movie options is set to Z 1080/60i or U 1080/50i, and Movie VR is set to
On (hybrid), the setting is fixed at Center.
• When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options, the setting is fixed at Center.
Autofocus Mode
Set how the camera focuses in movie mode.
• When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options, the setting is fixed at Single AF.
Enter shooting mode M d button M D menu icon M AF area mode M k button
Option Description
a Face priority
(default setting)
When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that face
(
A
57). When
Autofocus mode
in the movie menu is set to
Single
AF
, and no faces are detected before the
b
(
e
movie-record) button
is pressed, the camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.
y Center The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
Enter shooting mode M d button M D menu icon M Autofocus mode M k button
Option Description
A Single AF
(default setting)
Focus is locked when the b (e movie-record) button is pressed to
start recording.
Select this option when the distance between the camera and the
subject will remain fairly consistent.
B Full-time AF
Camera focuses continuously.
Select this option when the distance between the camera and subject
will change significantly during recording. The sound of the camera
focusing may be heard in the recorded movie. Use of Single AF is
recommended to prevent the sound of the camera focusing from
interfering with recording.