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Sequence of operations
3
Use cursor button to select the recording mode and press 
[MENU/SET]
[Auto Scene Mode]Take pictures with automatic settings. ( →24)
[Normal Picture] Mode Take pictures with your own settings. (→ 27)
[Panorama Shot] ModeTake panorama pictures. (→49)
[Scene Mode] Take pictures according to scene. ( →52)
(Continued on the next page)
1
 Press the Camera [ON/OFF] 
button
2
 Press [MODE] button 

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Sequence of operations
4
 Aim the camera and shoot
 
■ Taking still pictures
 Press the shutter button halfway to focus   Press and hold the shutter button to take 
the picture
 
■Recording motion pictures (→29)
   Press the motion picture button to start 
recording
  Press the motion picture button again to 
finish recording
Shutter button
 Microphone
 Motion picture 
button
 
■ Holding the camera
Flash (→45)
Hand strap
 • To avoid camera shake, hold it with both 
hands keeping your arms...

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Sequence of operations
5
 Press the Playback button
Playback button
6
View pictures (→31, 34, 51) • Press   to select a picture
 • Press  to play back motion pictures 
or panorama pictures ( →49)
 
■Taking pictures once again
 • Press Playback button to enter the  recording mode
7
Turn off the camera (Press the Camera [ON/OFF] button) 

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  
[Auto Scene Mode]
Recording mode:    
Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as “fac\
e”, “movement”, 
“brightness”, and “distance” just by pointing the camera at \
the subject, meaning that clear 
pictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.
Press [MODE] button to display 
the recording mode selection 
screen
Use cursor button to select  
[Auto Scene Mode] and press 
[MENU/SET]
 Take a picture
Press...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Auto Scene Mode] 
Using flash
Press  to select  or .
 
●When  is selected, the optimum flash (, , , ) is selected automatically 
depending on conditions. ( →46)
 
●When  or  is selected, the red-eye reduction function is activated. 
●When  or  is selected, the shutter speed is reduced.
Automatic Scene Detection
Camera reads scene when pointed at subject, and makes optimum settings a\
utomatically.
The icon of scene detected
Recognizes people...

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Taking pictures with automatic settings  [Auto Scene Mode] 
[Auto Scene Mode] restrictions
Only the menu items that are displayed in the [Auto Scene Mode] can be s\
et.
The settings selected in the [Normal Picture] or other modes will reflec\
t on the menu 
items in the [Setup] menu that are not displayed.
 
●The settings for the following items are different from other recording modes:
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu
 
●The settings for the following functions are fixed:
[Setup] menu
 •...

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Taking pictures with your own settings  
[Normal Picture] Mode
Recording mode:    
Press [MODE] button to display 
the recording mode selection 
screen
Use cursor button to select 
[Normal Picture] Mode and press 
[MENU/SET]
Take a picture
Press halfway 
(press lightly to focus) Press fully 
(press the button all the  way to record)
Using the [Rec] menu to change settings and set up your own recording en\
vironment.
 
■Recording motion pictures in  (→29)
 
●If a warning is displayed about...

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Adjusting focus
When [AF Mode] is set to  (1-area-focusing), focus on the AF area in the center of the 
picture. If a subject you want to record is not in the center, follow the steps below.
Adjust focus according to subject
Align the AF area  with the subject
Hold down halfway
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminatedWhen focus is not aligned: flashing)
 AF area
( When focus is aligned: green When focus is not aligned: red)
Return to desired composition
Press fully
AF area...

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Recording motion pictures
Recording mode:    
Press [MODE] button to display 
the recording mode selection 
screen
Use cursor button to select the 
desired recording mode and press 
[MENU/SET]
 • Motion pictures cannot be recorded in [Panorama 
Shot] Mode (
).
 Press the motion picture button to 
start recording
[Rec Quality] (→63)
Elapsed recording time Remaining recording  time (approx.)
 
●Immediately release the motion picture 
button after pressing it.
 
●You can use digital zoom...

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Recording motion pictures
 
■Recording motion pictures in 
A motion picture will be recorded without Automatic Scene Detection operating.
 
■Recording motion pictures in  
Records a motion picture at your preferred settings.
 • Aperture and shutter speed are automatically set.
 
■Recording motion pictures in  
Records a motion picture at the optimum settings for the selected scene.\
 • Some scenes are switched to the following scenes:
Selected scene Scenes for motion picture
[Baby]Portrait...
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