Operation Manual

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Adjusting the A (Auto) Mode setting
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C Shooting Modes That Support Touch Shutter
The touch shutter can be used in A (auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch shutter
operation differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.
Shooting mode Touch shutter operation
A (auto) mode (A 26),
Sports, Party/indoor,
Beach, Snow, Close-up, Food,
Museum, Black and white
copy, and Backlighting scene
modes (A 59)
Tap the intended subject. Focus and exposure are set for the
area tapped. When the camera detects more than one face,
tap a face framed by a single border to set focus and exposure
for that face.
Scene auto selector scene
mode (A 59),
smart portrait mode (when
Smile timer is set to Off; A 76)
• When a face is detected by the camera, it is framed by a
border. Tap a detected face to set the focus and exposure
on that face.
• When no face is detected, the camera focuses at the area
tapped.
Portrait and Night portrait
scene modes (A 59)
Only a border displayed by the face detection function can be
selected. When the camera detects more than one face, tap a
face framed by a single border to set focus and exposure for
that face.
Landscape, Sunset,
Dusk/dawn, Night landscape,
Fireworks show, and
Panorama assist scene modes
(A 59)
Focus and exposure are set for the same focus area used
when pictures are taken by pressing the shutter-release
button. See “Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures
(Features)” (A 64) for more information.
Smart portrait mode (when
Smile timer is set to On)
(A 76)
Touch shutter cannot be enabled. When the camera detects
more than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to
move the focus area to that face.
Pet portrait scene mode
(A 59)
Tap the intended subject. Focus and exposure are set for the
area tapped.
However, if the camera detects a pet when pet portrait auto
release is set to On, the camera focuses on the detected face
and releases the shutter automatically.