Operating instructions
Basic
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Scene detection
When the camera identies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is
displayed in blue for 2 seconds, after which its colour changes to the usual red.
4
"
3
[i-PORTRAIT]
4
[i-SCENERY]
2
[i-MACRO]
5
[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT] • Only when [
q
] is selected
1
[i-NIGHT SCENERY] • Only when [
o
] is selected
• [
4
] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
• If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is
minimal when the Scene Mode has been identied as [
1
], the shutter speed will be
set to a maximum of 8 seconds. Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
Face detection
When [
3
] or [
5
] is selected, the camera automatically detects
a person’s face, and it will adjust the focus and exposure (P76).
Note
• Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may
be identied for the same subject.
– Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, The size of
the subject, The distance to the subject, The contrast of the subject, When the subject
is moving, When zoom is used
– Recording conditions: Sunset, Sunrise, Under low brightness conditions, When the
camera is shaken
• To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in the
appropriate Recording Mode.
The backlight compensation
Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject.
In this case, the subject will become dark, so this function compensates the backlight by
brightening the whole of the picture automatically.