User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using Your Camera Safely
- Care to be Taken During Handling
- Regarding Waterproof, Dustproof, and Shockproof Design
- Contents
- Composition of the Operating Manual
- Getting Started
- Common Operations
- Taking Pictures
- Taking Still Pictures
- Taking Pictures
- Using the Zoom
- Setting the Shooting Mode
- Using the Face Detection Function
- Taking Pictures in Basic Mode (Green Mode)
- Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode)
- Taking Pictures in Digital Microscope Mode
- Taking Pictures at a Set Interval (Interval Shot)
- Using the Self-timer
- Taking a Series of Pictures (Continuous Shooting/Burst Shooting)
- Taking Pictures Using a Remote Control Unit (Optional)
- Taking Pictures with Automatic Exposure Adjustment (Auto Bracketing)
- Setting the Shooting Functions
- Using the Rec. Mode Menu Items
- Selecting the Flash Mode
- Selecting the Focus Mode
- Setting the Image Tone
- Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels
- Selecting the Quality Level of Still Pictures
- Adjusting the White Balance
- Setting the AE Metering
- Setting the Sensitivity
- Setting AUTO ISO Range
- Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)
- Correcting the Brightness (D-Range Setting)
- Setting Pixel Track SR
- Switching the Face Detection Function
- Setting the Blink Detection Function
- Setting the Instant Review
- Setting the Green Button Function
- Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness)
- Setting the Saturation/Tone Adjustment
- Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast)
- Setting the Date Imprint Function
- Setting the IQ Enhancer Processing
- Setting the Macro Light
- Underwater Shooting
- Recording Movies
- Recording Movies
- Recording a Movie Quickly Using the Movie Button
- Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels and Frame Rate for Movies
- Setting the Movie SR (Movie Shake Reduction) Function
- Suppressing Wind Noises during Movie Recording (Wind Suppression)
- Combining Pictures Taken at a Set Interval into a Movie (Interval Movie)
- Using the High Speed Movie Function
- Saving the Settings (Memory)
- Taking Still Pictures
- Playing Back and Deleting Images
- Editing and Printing
- Settings
- Camera Settings
- Using the Setting Menu Items
- Formatting the Memory
- Changing the Sound Settings
- Changing the Date and Time
- Setting the Alarm
- Setting the World Time
- Setting the Text Size on the Menu
- Changing the Display Language
- Changing the Naming System of the Folder
- Changing the Naming System of the File
- Selecting the HDMI Output Format
- Adjusting the Brightness of the Display
- Adjusting the Brightness of the Display for Outdoor Shooting
- Using the Power Saving Function
- Using the Auto Power Off Function
- Setting the Quick Zoom Function
- Setting the Guide Display
- Perform Pixel Mapping
- Changing the Start-up Screen
- Resetting to Default Settings (Reset)
- Setting the Startup Shortcut
- Displaying the Clock Display
- Light up the LED Macro Lights
- Camera Settings
- Connecting to a Computer
- Appendix
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Taking Pictures
Pictures are taken continuously as long as the shutter release button is pressed.
* The number of images that can be shot continuously and the interval between shots
depend on shooting situations.
1
Press the four-way controller (2) in A mode.
The [Drive Mode] screen appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (45) to select j or c and press
the 4 button.
The camera is ready for taking pictures continuously.
3
Press the shutter release button to take a picture.
Pictures are taken continuously as long as you keep the shutter release button
pressed.
Taking a Series of Pictures (Continuous
Shooting/Burst Shooting)
j
Continuous
Shooting
Each time a picture is taken, the image is saved in the memory
before the next image is taken. The higher the image quality,
the longer the interval between shots.
c
Burst
Shooting
Takes a series of pictures with intervals between shots shorter
than “Continuous Shooting”.
j/c cannot be selected in some shooting modes. Refer to “Functions
Available for Each Shooting Mode” (p.172) for details.
•With j, you can continue shooting until the capacity of the SD Memory
Card or built-in memory becomes full.
• The shooting interval of j varies according to the [Recorded Pixels] and
[Quality Level] settings.
• The focus, exposure and white balance are locked with the first shot.
• When the Face Detection function is activated (p.89), it works only when
taking the first shot.
• The Blink Detection function works only for the last shot.
• The number of recorded pixels is fixed to f or in c mode. When
the shooting mode is set to (Report), the number of recorded pixels is
fixed to V.