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Image Size
Choose a size for JPEG images:
1Place the cursor in the information display.
If shooting information is not displayed in 
the monitor, press the P button.
 Press the 
P  button again to place the cursor in the 
information display.
2Display image size options.
Highlight the current image size in the 
information display and press  J.
3Choose an image size.
Highlight an option and press  J. To  r e t u r n  t o  
shooting mode, press the shutter-release button 
halfway.
Image sizeSize...

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Using the Built-in Flash
The camera supports a variety of flash modes for photographing poorly lit or backlit 
subjects.
❚❚ Using the Built-in Flash:  i, k , p , n , o , s , w , and  g Modes 
1Choose a flash mode ( 046).
2Ta k e  p i c t u r e s .
The flash will pop up as required when the 
shutter-release button is pressed halfway, and 
fire when a photograph is taken.
 If the flash does 
not pop up automatically, 
DO NOT attempt to raise it 
by hand.
 Failure to observe this precaution could...

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Flash Mode 
The flash modes available vary with shooting mode:
1Place the cursor in the information display.
If shooting information is not displayed in 
the monitor, press the P button.
 Press the 
P  button again to place the cursor in the 
information display.
2Display flash mode options.
Highlight the current flash mode in the 
information display and press  J.
3Choose a flash mode.
Highlight a mode and press  J. To  r e t u r n  t o  
shooting mode, press the shutter-release button 
halfway.
i ,...

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AFlash Modes
The flash modes listed on the previous page may combine one or more of the following 
settings, as shown by the flash mode icon:
• AUTO (auto flash) : When lighting is poor or subject is backlit, flash pops up automatically 
when shutter-release button is pressed halfway and fires as required.
• j  (red-eye reduction) : Use for portraits.
 Red-eye reduction lamp lights before flash fires, 
reducing “red-eye.”
• j (off ) : Flash does not fire even when ligh ting is poor or subject is...

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AShutter Speeds Available with the Built-in Flash
Shutter speed is restricted to the followin g ranges when the built-in flash is used:
ModeShutter speedModeShutter speed
i , k , p , s , w , g , P,  A1/200–1/60s S1/200–30 s
n , 01/200–1/125s M1/200–30 s, Bulb
o1/200–1 s
Shutter speeds as slow as 30 s are available in slow sync, rear curtain + slow sync, and slow 
sync + red-eye reduction modes.
AAperture, Sensitivity, and Flash Range 
Flash range varies with sensitivity (ISO equivalency) and...

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ISO Sensitivity
“ISO sensitivity” is the digital equivalent of film speed. The higher the ISO sensitivity, 
the less light needed to make an exposure,  allowing higher shutter speeds or smaller 
apertures, but the more likely  the image is to be affected by noise (randomly-spaced 
bright pixels, fog, or lines; noise is part icularly likely at settings between Hi 0.3 
(equivalent to ISO 8000) and Hi 2 (equivalent to ISO 25600)).
 Choosing  Auto allows 
the camera to set ISO sensitivity automatica lly...

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AAuto
If the mode dial is rotated to  P,  S,  A , or  M after  Auto is selected for ISO sensitivity in another 
mode, the ISO sensitivity last selected in  P,  S,  A , or  M mode will be restored.
AThe Shooting Menu
ISO sensitivity can also be adjusted using the  ISO sensitivity 
settings  option in the shooting menu ( 0150).
ASee Also
For information on enabling auto ISO sensitivity control in  P,  S,  A , or  M modes, see page 154.
 
For information on using the  High ISO NR option in the shooting...

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Interval Timer Photography
The camera is equipped to take photographs automatically at preset intervals.
1Select Interval timer shooting .
Press the G button to display the menus. 
Highlight  Interval timer shooting  in the 
shooting menu and press 2.
2Choose a starting time.
Choose from the following starting triggers.
• To start shooting immediately , highlight Now 
and press  2.
 Shooting begins about three 
seconds after settings are completed; 
proceed to Step 3.
• To choose a starting time ,...

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4Choose the number of intervals.
Press 4 or  2 to highlight number of 
intervals (i.e., the number of times the 
camera shoots); press  1 or  3 to change.
 
Press  2 to continue.
5Start shooting.
Highlight  On and press  J (to return to the 
shooting menu without  starting the interval 
timer, highlight  Off and press  J).
 The first 
series of shots will be  taken at the specified 
starting time, or after about 3 s if  Now was 
selected for  Choose start time  in Step 2.
 Shooting will continue at...

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Restoring Default Settings
The camera settings listed below and on page 54 can be 
restored to default values by holding the  G and  P 
buttons down together for more than two seconds 
(these buttons are marked by a green dot).
 The 
information display turns of f briefly while settings are 
reset.
❚❚ Settings Accessible from the Information Display
1 Fine-tuning reset to zero.
2 Current Picture Control only.
G  button P button
OptionDefault0
Image quality JPEG normal 42
Image size Large 44
Auto...
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