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Taking Pictures (Smart Auto) • What if a blue frame appears when you press the shutter button halfway? A blue frame appears when a moving subject is detected; the focus and exposure will continuously adjust (Servo AF). • What if a flashing appears? Attach the camera to a tripod so that the camera does not move and blur the image. • What if the camera does not play any sounds? You may have been pressing the p button while turning on the camera, which will turn off all sounds except for warning sounds. To turn the sounds on, press the n button to choose [Mute] in the 3 tab, then press the qr buttons to choose [Off]. • What if the image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting? The subject is too far away for the flash to reach. The effective flash range is approximately 50 cm - 4.0 m (1.6 - 13 ft.) at maximum wide angle (j), and approximately 50 cm - 2.0 m (1.6 - 6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto (i). • What if the camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed halfway? Your subject may be too close. When the camera is at maximum wide angle (j), move about 1 cm (0.4 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot. Move about 1 m (3.3 ft.) or more away when the camera is at maximum telephoto (i). • What if the lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway? To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in low light conditions. • What if the h icon blinks when you try to shoot? The flash is charging. You can shoot when recharging ends. Icons that appear on the screen The icon for the determined scene, and the IS mode icon will appear on the screen. For details on the icons that appear, see "Scene Icons" (p. 184) and "IS Mode Icons" (p. 185). Choosing the subject to focus on (Tracking AF) After pressing the o button and displaying , point the camera so that is on the subject you want to focus on. Press and hold the shutter button halfway to display a blue frame where focus and exposure will be maintained (Servo AF). Press the shutter button fully to shoot. 28

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Taking Pictures (Smart Auto)
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•
What if a blue frame appears when you press the shutter button halfway?
A blue frame appears when a moving subject is detected; the focus and
exposure will continuously adjust (Servo AF).
•
What if a flashing
appears?
Attach the camera to a tripod so that the camera does not move and blur the
image.
•
What if the camera does not play any sounds?
You may have been pressing the
p
button while turning on the camera, which
will turn off all sounds except for warning sounds. To turn the sounds on, press
the
n
button to choose [Mute] in the
3
tab, then press the
qr
buttons to
choose [Off].
•
What if the image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting?
The subject is too far away for the flash to reach. The effective flash range is
approximately 50 cm – 4.0 m (1.6 – 13 ft.) at maximum wide angle (
j
), and
approximately 50 cm – 2.0 m (1.6 – 6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto (
i
).
•
What if the camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed
halfway?
Your subject may be too close. When the camera is at maximum wide angle
(
j
), move about 1 cm (0.4 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot.
Move about 1 m (3.3 ft.) or more away when the camera is at maximum
telephoto (
i
).
•
What if the lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway?
To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting
in low light conditions.
•
What if the
h
icon blinks when you try to shoot?
The flash is charging. You can shoot when recharging ends.
Icons that appear on the screen
The icon for the determined scene, and the IS mode icon will appear on the
screen. For details on the icons that appear, see “Scene Icons” (p. 184) and “IS
Mode Icons” (p. 185).
Choosing the subject to focus on (Tracking AF)
After pressing the
o
button and displaying
, point the camera so that
is
on the subject you want to focus on. Press and hold the shutter button halfway to
display a blue frame where focus and exposure will be maintained (Servo AF).
Press the shutter button fully to shoot.