User manual

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Shooting features
Scene mode (shooting suited to the shooting conditions)
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F
rame the subject and take a picture.
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The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. The position of the area
cannot be moved.
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If [On] is set:
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When there is a big dierence between the bright and dark areas, the HDR icon
on the shooting screen changes to green.
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When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, the camera shoots images
continuously and saves the following two images.
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A non-HDR composite image
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An HDR composite image in which the loss of details in highlights or shadows is
minimized
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If [O] is set:
One image is captured when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way.
Notes about HDR
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T
he angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is narrower
than that seen on the shooting screen.
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After taking a picture, do not turn the camera o before the screen switches to the
shooting screen.
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Use of a tripod is recommended (
Using a tripod (page 51)). When using a tripod to
stabiliz
e the camera during shooting, select the setup menu
[V
ibration reduction]
[O
].
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During hand-held shooting, after pressing the shutter-release button all the way, hold the
camera steadily so that it does not shake until the still image is displayed.
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Under some shooting conditions, dark shadows may appear around bright subjects or
bright areas may appear around dark subjects.
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If there is only enough memory to save one image, an image processed by D-Lighting at
the time of shooting, in which dark areas of the image are corrected, is the only image
saved.
Easy panorama
Use this mode t
o shoot panorama images that can be played back on the camera.
The camera captures several images and composites them into a panorama image.
Rotate the mode dial to
button Easy panorama
button