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[!] Off You can prepare the camera for shooting without the flash. • If a flashing [ ] icon is displayed when you press the shutter button halfway in low-light conditions, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. Shooting with the FE Lock Still Images Just as with the AE lock (=55), you can lock the exposure for the flash shots. 1 Set the flash to [h] (=62). 2 Lock the flash exposure. zzAim the camera at the subject to shoot with the exposure locked. With the shutter button pressed halfway, press the button. XXThe flash fires, and when [(] is displayed, the flash output level is retained. zzTo unlock FE, release the shutter button and press the button again. In this case, [(] is no longer displayed. 3 Compose the shot and shoot. • FE: Flash Exposure Using Eco Mode This function allows you to conserve battery power in Shooting mode. When the camera is not in use, the screen quickly darkens to reduce battery consumption. 1 Configure the setting. zzPress the button, and then press the buttons to choose [ ]. XX[ ] is now shown on the shooting screen (=109). XXThe screen darkens when the camera is not used for approximately two seconds; approximately ten seconds after darkening, the screen turns off. The camera turns off after approximately three minutes of inactivity. 2 Shoot. zzTo activate the screen and prepare for shooting when the screen is off but the lens is still out, press the shutter button halfway. zzTo restore the original setting, choose [ ] in step 1. Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Basic Guide Advanced Guide 1 Camera Basics 2 Smart Auto Mode 3 Other Shooting Modes 4 P Mode 5 Playback Mode 6 Setting Menu 7 Accessories 8 Appendix Index 63

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Cover
Preliminary Notes
and Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
[
!
] Off
You can prepare the camera for shooting without the flash.
•
If a flashing [
] icon is displayed when you press the shutter button
halfway in low-light conditions, mount the camera on a tripod or take
other measures to keep it still.
Still Images
Shooting with the FE Lock
Just as with the AE lock (
=
55
), you can lock the exposure for the flash
shots.
1
Set the flash to [
h
] (
=
62
).
2
Lock the flash exposure.
z
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
<
r
> button.
X
The flash fires, and when [
(
] is
displayed, the flash output level is
retained.
z
To unlock FE, release the shutter button
and press the <
r
> button again. In this
case, [
(
] is no longer displayed.
3
Compose the shot and shoot.
•
FE: Flash Exposure
Using Eco Mode
This function allows you to conserve battery power in Shooting mode. When
the camera is not in use, the screen quickly darkens to reduce battery
consumption.
1
Configure the setting.
z
Press the <
q
> button, and then press the
<
q
><
r
> buttons to choose [
].
X
[
] is now shown on the shooting
screen (
=
109
).
X
The screen darkens when the camera
is not used for approximately two
seconds; approximately ten seconds
after darkening, the screen turns off.
The camera turns off after approximately
three minutes of inactivity.
2
Shoot.
z
To activate the screen and prepare for
shooting when the screen is off but the
lens is still out, press the shutter button
halfway.
z
To restore the original setting, choose
[
] in step 1.