User manual

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Shooting Features
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
• The screen may turn off during the shooting interval. The power-on lamp turns on
while the screen is off.
• To end shooting before it automatically ends, press the k button while the screen is on.
• When you have obtained the desired trails, end shooting. If you continue shooting,
details in the composited areas may be lost.
y M U Multiple exp. Lighten
• The camera automatically captures moving subjects at regular intervals, compares each
image and composites only their bright areas, and then saves them as one image. Light
trails such as the flow of car lights or motion of stars are captured.
• On the screen displayed when U Multiple exp. Lighten is selected, select
V Nightscape + light trails, W Nightscape + star trails, or S Star trails.
Option Description
V Nightscape +
light trails
Use to capture the flow of car lights against a night landscape
background.
• The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.
• You can rotate the command dial or multi selector to set the
desired interval between the shots. The set interval becomes the
shutter speed. You can also set the shutter speed by tapping the
shutter speed indicator on the shooting screen. When 50 shots
are taken, the camera automatically stops shooting.
• For every 10 shots taken, one composite image with trails
overlapped from the start of shooting is automatically saved.
W Nightscape +
star trails
Use to capture the motion of stars with a night landscape in the
frame.
• The focus is fixed at infinity. R is displayed on the shooting
screen.
• The zoom moves to the maximum wide-angle position
automatically.
• Shots are taken at a shutter speed of 20 seconds at about every
5 seconds. When 300 shots are taken, the camera
automatically stops shooting.
• For every 30 shots taken, one composite image with trails
overlapped from the start of shooting is automatically saved.
S Star trails
Use to capture the motion of stars.
• The focus is fixed at infinity. R is displayed on the shooting
screen.
• The zoom moves to the maximum wide-angle position
automatically.
• Shots are taken at a shutter speed of 25 seconds at about every
5 seconds. When 300 shots are taken, the camera
automatically stops shooting.
• For every 30 shots taken, one composite image with trails
overlapped from the start of shooting is automatically saved.