12345678Cover Preliminary Notesand Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other ShootingModes Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide P Mode (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) Auto Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting conditions. Day Light For shooting outdoors in fair weather. Cloudy For shooting in cloudy conditions, in the shade, or at twilight. Tungsten For shooting under ordinary incandescent (tungsten) lighting and similarly colored fluorescent lighting. Fluorescent For shooting under warm-white (or similarly colored) or cool- white fluorescent lighting. Fluorescent H For shooting under daylight fluorescent and similarly colored fluorescent lighting. Custom For manually setting a custom white balance (=57). • Colors may look unnatural if you change camera settings after recording white balance data. (button) (button) (button) Still Images Shooting Range and Focusing Still Images Shooting Range and Focusing Continuous Shooting Still Images Movies 12345678Cover Preliminary Notesand Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other ShootingModes Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide P Mode (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) (button) Hold the shutter button all the way down to shoot continuously. For details on the continuous shooting speed, see “Continuous Shooting Speed” (=119). 1 Configure the setting. zzPress the button, choose [ ] in the menu, and then choose [W] (=30). XXOnce the setting is complete, [W] is displayed. 2 Shoot. Shooting Close-ups (Macro) To restrict the focus to subjects at close range, set the camera to [e]. For details on the focusing range, see “Shooting Range” (=119). zzPress the button, choose [ ] in the menu, and then choose the [e] option (=30). XXOnce the setting is complete, [e] is displayed. XXHold the shutter button all the way down to shoot continuously. • Cannot be used with the self-timer (=39) or [Blink Detection] (=44). • During continuous shooting, focus and exposure are locked at the position/level determined when you pressed the shutter button halfway. • Shooting may stop momentarily or continuous shooting may slow down depending on shooting conditions, camera settings, and the zoom position. • As more shots are taken, shooting may slow down. • Shooting may slow down if the flash fires. • If the flash fires, vignetting may occur. • In the yellow bar display area below the zoom bar, [e] will turn gray and the camera will not focus. • To prevent camera shake, try mounting the camera on a tripod and shooting with the camera set to [[] (=40). • Continuous shooting is faster in [ (button) (button) (button) ] mode (=46). Cover Cover (button) Still Images Movies Shooting Distant Subjects (Infinity) To restrict the focus to distant subjects, set the camera to [u]. For details on the focusing range, see “Shooting Range” (=119). zzPress the button, choose [ ] in the menu, and then choose the [u] option (=30). XXOnce the setting is complete, [u] is displayed. Still Images Movies Changing the AF Frame Mode Change the AF (auto focus) frame mode to suit the shooting conditions as follows. zzPress the button, choose [AF Frame] on the [4] tab, and then choose the desired option (=31). Preliminary Notesand Legal InformationStill Images Movies (button) Face AiAF • Detects people’s faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering only), and white balance ([ (button) ] only). (button) • After you aim the camera at the subject, a white frame is displayed around the person’s face determined by the camera to be the main subject, and up to two gray frames are displayed around other detected faces. (button) (button) • When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving subjects, within a certain range. (button) • After you press the shutter button halfway, up to nine green frames are displayed around faces in focus. (button) (button) • If faces are not detected, or when only gray frames are displayed (without a white frame), up to nine green frames are displayed in the areas in focus when you press the shutter button halfway. (button) (button) • If faces are not detected when Servo AF (=61) is set to [On], the AF frame is displayed in the center of the screen when you press the shutter button halfway. (button) • Examples of faces that cannot be detected: -Subjects that are distant or extremely close -Subjects that are dark or light -Faces in profile, at an angle, or partly hidden (button) (button) 12345678Contents: Basic Operations Advanced Guide Camera Basics Smart Auto Mode Other ShootingModes Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index Basic Guide P Mode • The camera may misinterpret non-human subj...
