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Taking Pictures Since the camera can determine the subject and shooting conditions, you can let it automatically select the best settings for the scene and just shoot. The camera can also detect and focus on faces, setting the color and brightness to optimal levels. Focus range (approx.) Zoom bar Turn on the camera. ● Press the power button. X The start-up sound will play, and the start- up screen will appear. ● Pressing the power button again will turn the camera off. Choose A mode. ● Set the mode dial to A. ● When you point the camera toward the subject, the camera will make a slight noise as it determines the scene. X The camera focuses on the subject it judges to be the main subject, and the icon for the determined scene appears in the upper right of the screen. X When faces are detected, a white frame appears on the face of the main subject, while gray frames appear on other detected faces. X Even if the detected faces move, the camera will follow the faces within a certain range. Compose the shot. ● Moving the zoom lever toward i will zoom in on your subject, making it appear larger. Moving the lever toward j will zoom out from your subject, making it appear smaller. ● Keep your subject within the available focusing range that appears on the screen for a given zoom position. Focus. ● Press the shutter button halfway to focus. X When the camera focuses, it will beep twice and the indicator will light green. 22

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Since the camera can determine the subject and shooting conditions, you
can let it automatically select the best settings for the scene and just shoot.
The camera can also detect and focus on faces, setting the color and
brightness to optimal levels.
Turn on the camera.
●
Press the power button.
The start-up sound will play, and the start-
up screen will appear.
●
Pressing the power button again will turn
the camera off.
Choose
A
mode.
●
Set the mode dial to
A
.
●
When you point the camera toward the
subject, the camera will make a slight
noise as it determines the scene.
The camera focuses on the subject it
judges to be the main subject, and the
icon for the determined scene appears in
the upper right of the screen.
When faces are detected, a white frame
appears on the face of the main subject,
while gray frames appear on other
detected faces.
Even if the detected faces move, the camera
will follow the faces within a certain range.
Compose the shot.
●
Moving the zoom lever toward
i
will zoom
in on your subject, making it appear larger.
Moving the lever toward
j
will zoom out
from your subject, making it appear smaller.
●
Keep your subject within the available
focusing range that appears on the screen
for a given zoom position.
Focus.
●
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
When the camera focuses, it will beep
twice and the indicator will light green.
Taking Pictures
Zoom bar
Focus range (approx.)