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Selecting the shooting mode
Shooting (Advanced operations)
Notes Since the camera judges the settings automatically, many features will be unavailable, such as exposur e compensation, ISO setting.
 The flash is set to [Autoflash] or [Flash Off] for each Scene Selection mode. You can  change these settings (pages 42, 124).
Set the mode dial to   (Sweep Panorama) or   (3D Sweep 
Panorama), and shoot images (page 40).
Notes If you cannot pan or tilt the camera across  the entire subject within the given time, a 
gray area occurs in the composed image.  If this happens, move the camera fast to 
record a full panoramic image.
 Since several images are stitched together , the stitched part will not be recorded 
smoothly. While shooting, do not tilt the camera back and forth, or right and left 
when you swing the camera straight ahead.
 Under low light conditions, panoramic imag es may be blurred or not be recorded.
 Under lights that flicker such as fluorescent light, the brightness or color of the  combined image is not always the same.
 When the whole angle of panoramic shooti ng and the angle in which you fixed the 
focus and exposure with AE/AF lock are ex tremely different in brightness, color and 
focus, the shooting will not be successful. If  this happens, change the lock angle and 
shoot again.
 [Sweep Panorama] or [3D Sweep Panoram a] is not suitable when shooting:
– Moving subjects.
– Subjects too close to the camera.
– Subjects with a repeating pattern such as tile s, and subjects with little contrast such 
as sky, sandy beach, or lawn.
– Subjects with constant change  such as waves or water falls.
– Subjects with the sun or electric lights, etc. that are much brighter than  surroundings.
 Sweep Panorama/  3D Sweep Panorama
This mode is suitable for
zShooting expansive scenery, or high-rise buildings with dynamic composition.zShooting 3D-images with a sense of depths and viewing them using a 3D-
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• [Sweep Panorama] or [3D Sweep Panorama] recording may be discontinued in the 
following situations:
– You pan or tilt the camera too fast or too slow.
– There is too much camera shake.
 The camera continues shooting during [Swe ep Panorama] or [3D Sweep Panorama] 
recording, and the shutter keeps c licking until the end of the shooting.
Tips for shooting a panoramic image
 In Sweep Panorama or 3D Sweep Panorama, it is recommended that you 
use a wide-angle lens.
 When you use a lens that has a long  focal length, pan or tilt the camera 
more slowly than when you use a wide-angle lens.
 Determine the scene and press the shu tter button halfway, so that you can 
lock the focus, exposure, and white balance.
 If a section with greatly varied shapes  or scenery is concentrated along a 
screen edge, the image  composition may fail. In  such cases, adjust the 
frame composition so that  the section is in the center of the image, then 
shoot again.
3D-images
Using the same operation as that fo r Sweep Panorama, the camera records 
multiple images and  combines them to create a 3D-image.
You can view these 3D im ages using a 3D-compatible TV. For details on 
3D-shooting, see page 205.
To change the image size
You can select the image size: MENU button  t  1  t [Panorama: 
Size] or [3D Pan.: Image Size]. Pan or tilt the camera in an arc with a 
constant velocity and in the same 
direction as the indi cation on the screen. 
[Sweep Panorama] or [3D Sweep 
Panorama] is better suited for still 
subjects, rather than moving ones.
Radius as short as 
possible
Vertical 
direction
Horizontal direction 
						

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Shooting (Advanced operations)
To set the pan or tilt direction
You can set the direction in which to pan or tilt the camera.
MENU button t  1  t [Panorama: Direction] or [3D Pan.: 
Direction]  t Select the desired setting
Set the mode dial to  (Cont. Priority AE), and shoot images 
(page 41).
• When the autofocus mode is set to  [Continuous AF], the focus and the 
exposure continue to be adjusted du ring shooting. The ISO sensitivity can 
be adjusted.
 In manual focus mode or when the auto focus mode is set to [Single-shot 
AF], you can adjust the ISO sensitiv ity and the aperture. When [Single-
shot AF] is selected, the focu s is fixed at the first image.
Notes The Face Detection function is turned off.
 When [Auto HDR] is selected, the DRO pro cess is performed temporarily according 
to the DRO setting. 
 Our measurement conditions. The speed of continuous shooting is slower,  depending on shooting conditions.
 Cont. Priority AE
This mode is suitable for
zShooting a fast-moving subject cont inuously to capture a moment.zShooting a child’s expressions, changing continuously from moment to 
moment.
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Program Shift
 Program Auto
This mode is suitable for
zUsing the automatic exposure, while keeping the custom settings for ISO 
sensitivity, Creative Style, D-Range optimizer, etc.
1Set the mode dial to P.
2Set the shooting functions to your desired settings (pages 108 
to 143).
 To fire the flash, press the   button.
3Adjust the focus and shoot the subject.
You can temporarily change the shutter 
speed and aperture value combination 
with the correct exposure determined by 
the camera maintained.
Rotate the control dial to select your 
desired combination while the focus is 
achieved.
The exposure mode indication changes to 
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Shooting (Advanced operations)
 Aperture Priority
This mode is suitable for
zPutting the subject in sharp focus and blur everything in front of and beyond the 
subject. Opening the aperture narrows the range that is in focus. (Depth of field 
becomes shallower.)
zShooting the depth of the scenery. Narrowing down the aperture widens the 
range that is in focus. (Depth of field becomes deeper.)
1Set the mode dial to A.
2Select the aperture value (F-
number) with the control dial.
 Smaller F-number: The foreground and background of the subject are blurred.
Larger F-number: The subject and its 
foreground and background are all in 
focus.
 You cannot check the blurring of an 
image on the LCD monitor or in the 
viewfinder. Check the recorded image 
and adjust the aperture.
Aperture (F-number) 
						

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 The shutter speed may become slower depending on the aperture value. When the shutter speed  is slower, use a tripod.
 To blur the background more, use a telephoto lens or a lens that is  equipped with a smaller ap erture value (bright lens).
 You can check the approximate blurri ng of the image before recording 
using the preview button.
Note Press the   button when you shoot with the flash. However, the flash range differs 
according to the aperture value. When you shoot with the flash, check the flash range 
in “Specifications.”
3Adjust the focus and shoot the 
subject.
The shutter speed is automatically 
adjusted to obtain correct exposure.
 When the camera judges that the proper  exposure is not obtained with the 
selected aperture value, the shutter 
speed flashes. In such cases, adjust the 
aperture again.
Shutter speed
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Shooting (Advanced operations)
To check blurring of the background (Preview button)
 Press the preview button after you adjust the focus.
 You can adjust the aper ture in preview mode.
The LCD monitor and the viewfinder 
shows an image captured with the widest 
aperture. The change in aperture affects 
the sharpness of th
e subject image, 
creating a discrepancy between the 
sharpness of the image before shooting 
and that of the actual image.
While you are pressing the preview 
button, you can see  the image with the 
aperture used in the  actual shot so that 
you can check the approximate sharpness 
of the subject before shooting.
Preview button
 Shutter Priority
This mode is suitable for
zShooting a moving subject at a moment in time. Use a faster shutter speed to 
crisply shoot an instant of the movement.
zTracing the movement to express the dynamism and flow. Use a slower shutter 
speed to shoot a trailing image of the moving subject.
1Set the mode dial to S. 
						

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 When the shutter speed is slower, use a tripod.
 When shooting an indoor sport, select a higher ISO sensitivity.
Notes The   (Camera shake warning) indicator is not indicated in Shutter Priority 
mode.
 The higher the ISO sensitivity, the more conspicuous the noise.
 When the shutter speed is 1 second or  longer, noise reduction (Long Exposure NR) 
will be done for the same amount of time that the shutter was open after shooting. 
You cannot do any further shooting during the reduction.
2Select the shutter speed with the 
control dial.
Shutter speed
3Adjust the focus and shoot the 
subject.
The aperture is automatically adjusted to 
obtain correct exposure.
 When the camera judges that the proper  exposure is not obtained with the 
selected shutter speed, the aperture 
value flashes. In such cases, adjust the 
shutter speed again.
Aperture (F-number)
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Shooting (Advanced operations)
 Press the   button when you shoot with the flash. However, when using the flash, if you close the aperture (a larger F-number) by making the shutter speed slower, the 
light of the flash will not reach distant subjects.
 Manual Exposure
This mode is suitable for
zShooting with the desired exposure setting by adjusting both the shutter speed 
and aperture.
1Set the mode dial to M.
2Rotate the control dial to adjust 
the shutter speed, and while 
pressing the AV button, rotate the 
control dial to adjust the aperture.
AV button
Shutter speed
Aperture (F-number) 
						

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Notes• The  (Camera shake warning) indicator is not indicated in manual exposure 
mode.
 When the mode dial is set to M, the ISO  setting [AUTO] is set to [100]. In M mode, 
the ISO setting [AUTO] is not available.  Set the ISO sensitivity as necessary 
(page 127).
 Press the   button when you shoot with the flash. However, the flash range differs  according to the aperture value. When you shoot with the flash, check the flash range 
in “Specifications.”
3Shoot the image after the 
exposure is set.
 Check the exposure value on the EV  scale (Metered Manual*) when 
monitoring with the viewfinder.
Toward +: Images become brighter.
Toward –: Images become darker.
The  b B  arrow appears if the set 
exposure is beyond the range of the EV 
scale. The arrow starts flashing if the 
difference becomes greater.
* When the camera is in M mode, it will 
show an under or over compensation 
value based on the correct exposure 
using the index on the exposure 
compensation indicator.
In viewfinder mode
Standard value
 BULB
This mode is suitable for
zShooting trails of light, such as fireworks.
zShooting trails of stars.
1Set the mode dial to M.