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∫About Automatic Gain Control setting
Select [Auto Gain] on the screen shown in step2 and set it.
∫ Superimposing pictures on a picture already taken
On the screen shown in step
2, set [Overlay] to [ON].
After [Start], images in the card will be displayed. Select the RAW images, press [MENU/
SET], and continue recording.
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[Overlay] is available only for RAW images taken with this unit.
•Image is not recorded until completion.
•The recording...

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Disabling Operational Sounds and the Output 
of Light at once 
([Silent Mode])
Applicable modes: 
This function is useful for recording images in a quiet environment, public facility, etc. or 
recording images of subjects such as babies or animals.
Select the menu. (P63)
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
•Audio from the speaker will be muted and the flash and the AF A ssist lamp will be disabled.
The following settings are fixed.
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Taking Pictures with the Face Recognition 
Function 
([Face Recog.])
Applicable modes: 
Face Recognition is a function which finds a face resembling a registered face and 
priorities focus and exposure  automatically. Even if the person  is located towards the back 
or on the end of a line in a group photo, the camera can still  take a clear picture.
Select the menu. (P63)
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]/[MEMORY]
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•[Face Recog.] only works when the AF Mode is set to [š].
•During the Burst Mode, [Face Recog.] picture information can be  attached to only the first 
picture.
•When group pictures are played back, the name of the first pict ure of the set is displayed.
•Face Recognition may take more time to select and recognize dis tinctive facial features than 
regular Face/Eye Detection.
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You can register information such as names and birthdays for face images of up to 6 
people.
1Press  3/4 to select [MEMORY] and then press [MENU/SET].
2Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select the Face Recognition 
frame that is not registered, and then press [MENU/
SET].
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[New] will not display if there are 6 people already 
registered. Delete a person already registered to register a 
new person.
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4Set the item.
•You can register up to 3 face images.
[Name]It is possible to register names.1
Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Enter the name.
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For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” 
section on  P82.
[Age] It is possible to register the birthday.1
Press  4 to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
2 Press  2/1  to select the items (Year/Month/Day), and then 
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You can modify the pictures or information of an already registered person. You can also 
delete the information of the registered person.
1Press 3/4 to select [MEMORY] and then press [MENU/SET].2Press  3/4 /2 /1  to select the face image to edit or delete and then press 
[MENU/SET].
3Press  3/4  to select the item and then press [MENU/SET].
Change or delete the information for a registered person
[Info Edit] Changing the information of a
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Recording Profiles of Babies and Pets on 
Images
Applicable modes: 
If you set the name and birthday of your baby or pet in advance, you can record their name 
and age in months and years in the images.
You can display these at playback or stamp the recorded images  using [Text Stamp] (P276).
∫Setting [Age] or [Name]1Select the menu.  (P63)
2Press 3/4  to select [SET] and then press [MENU/SET].
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Using screens and displays suitable for 
recording
Applicable modes: 
The center of the recording screen will be displayed as [+]. 
This is convenient for operating the zoom while keeping the 
subject at the center of the screen.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
Displaying the center of the screen ([Center Marker])> [Custom]  > [Center Marker]
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Applicable modes: 
You can check areas that may be white saturated by displaying areas above a certain 
luminance level in a zebra pattern. You can also set the minimu m luminance level 
(brightness) to be processed as a zebra pattern.
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If there are any white saturated areas, we recommend compensati ng the exposure towards 
negative  (P173) referring to the histogram  (P53) and then taking the picture.
•Displayed zebra patterns will not be...