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Functions that can be selected using the Fn (Function) button The functions that can be selected using the Fn button are as follows: Scene Selection (38, Selects an appropriate mode from among the Scene Selection 86) preset settings to suit shooting conditions. (Portrait/Sports Action/Macro/Landscape/Sunset/Night Scene/Hand-held Twilight/Night Portrait) Movie (102) Selects the exposure mode to suit your subject or your effect and records movies. (P/A/S/M) Drive Mode (45, 143) Sets a drive mode, such as continuous shooting. (Single Shooting/Cont. Shooting/Self-timer/Bracket: Cont./ Single Bracket/WB bracket) Flash Mode (41, 126) Sets the flash mode. (Flash Off/Autoflash/Fill-flash/Slow Sync./Rear Sync./ Wireless) Autofocus Mode (109) Selects the focus method according to the movement of the subject. (Single-shot AF/Automatic AF/Continuous AF) AF area (110) Selects the focus area. (Wide/Zone/Spot/Local) Lock-on AF (111) Keeps the focus on a subject while tracking it. (Off/On/On(Lock-on AF w/ shutter)) Smile/Face Detect. (117, 120) Automatically captures people's face(s) with the optimal focus and exposure./Shoots when a smile is detected. (Face Detection Off/Face Detection On (Regist. Faces)/Face Detection On/Smile Shutter) Auto Object Framing (119) When shooting faces, close-ups, or subjects tracked by [Lock-on AF], the camera analyzes the scene and automatically trims the image into a suitable composition. (Off/Auto) ISO (129) Sets the sensitivity to light. The larger the number, the faster the shutter speed. (Multi Frame Noise Reduct./ISO AUTO, ISO 100 to 16000) Metering Mode (123) Selects the method for measuring brightness. (Multi segment/Center weighted/Spot) Flash Comp. (124) Adjusts the intensity of the flash output. (-2.0EV to +2.0EV) Function list 53

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Function list
Functions that can be selected using
the Fn (Function) button
The functions that can be selected using the Fn button are as follows:
Scene Selection (38,
86)
Selects an appropriate mode from among the Scene Selection
preset settings to suit shooting conditions.
(Portrait/Sports Action/Macro/Landscape/Sunset/Night
Scene/Hand-held Twilight/Night Portrait)
Movie (102)
Selects the exposure mode to suit your subject or your effect
and records movies.
(P/A/S/M)
Drive Mode (45, 143)
Sets a drive mode, such as continuous shooting.
(Single Shooting/Cont. Shooting/Self-timer/Bracket: Cont./
Single Bracket/WB bracket)
Flash Mode (41, 126)
Sets the flash mode.
(Flash Off/Autoflash/Fill-flash/Slow Sync./Rear Sync./
Wireless)
Autofocus Mode
(109)
Selects the focus method according to the movement of the
subject.
(Single-shot AF/Automatic AF/Continuous AF)
AF area (110)
Selects the focus area.
(Wide/Zone/Spot/Local)
Lock-on AF (111)
Keeps the focus on a subject while tracking it.
(Off/On/On(Lock-on AF w/ shutter))
Smile/Face Detect.
(117, 120)
Automatically captures people’s face(s) with the optimal
focus and exposure./Shoots when a smile is detected.
(Face Detection Off/Face Detection On (Regist. Faces)/Face
Detection On/Smile Shutter)
Auto Object Framing
(119)
When shooting faces, close-ups, or subjects tracked by
[Lock-on AF], the camera analyzes the scene and
automatically trims the image into a suitable composition.
(Off/Auto)
ISO (129)
Sets the sensitivity to light. The larger the number, the faster
the shutter speed.
(Multi Frame Noise Reduct./ISO AUTO, ISO 100 to 16000)
Metering Mode (123)
Selects the method for measuring brightness.
(Multi segment/Center weighted/Spot)
Flash Comp. (124)
Adjusts the intensity of the flash output.
(–2.0EV to +2.0EV)