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outside the AF area AF/AE Lock, When recording with LCD Monitor

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another object to block the light when using the camera. When recording with LCD Monitor When recording with Viewfinder Basic • The focus indication lights when the subject is focused. 3 Press and hold the shutter button halfway while moving the camera as you compose the picture. 4 Press the shutter button fully. • You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock before pressing the shutter button fully. A: When holding the camera vertically ∫ Direction detection function Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] (P89) is set to [ON]) • Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down. • Pictures cannot be displayed vertically when recording motion pictures or creating flip animations. ∫ When you want to take a subject outside the AF area (AF/AE Lock) When recording a picture of people with a composition like the following picture, you will not be able to focus the camera on the subject because the people are outside the AF area. 3 In this case, 1 Aim the AF area at the subject. 2 Press the shutter button halfway to fix the focus and the exposure. F2.8 1/25 F2.8 1/25 ∫ Focusing • The focus range is 30 cm (0.98 feet) to ¶ (Wide), 2 m (6.56 feet) to ¶ (Tele). Use macro mode when recording close-up pictures. (P51) • If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera, the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights. • In the following cases, the camera will not focus on subjects properly. - When there are both near and distant subjects in a scene. - When there is dirt or dust on glass between the lens and the subject. - When there are illuminated or glittering objects around the subject. - When taking a picture in dark places. - When the subject is moving fast. - When the scene has low contrast. - When jitter occurs. - When recording a very bright subject. We recommend taking pictures using prefocus (P58) and AF/AE lock. In dark places, the AF assist lamp (P82) may turn on to focus on the subject. • Even when the focus indication appears and the subject is focused, it is canceled if you release the shutter button. Press the shutter button halfway again. 27 VQT0V63

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Basic
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another object to block the light when
using the camera.
When recording with LCD Monitor
When recording with Viewfinder
A
:
When holding the camera vertically
∫
Direction detection function
Pictures recorded with the camera held
vertically are played back vertically
(rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.]
(P89) is set to [ON])
• Pictures may not be displayed vertically if
they were taken with the camera aimed up
or down.
• Pictures cannot be displayed vertically
when recording motion pictures or
creating flip animations.
∫
When you want to take a subject
outside the AF area (AF/AE Lock)
When recording a picture of people with a
composition like the following picture, you
will not be able to focus the camera on the
subject because the people are outside the
AF area.
In this case,
1
Aim the AF area at the subject.
2
Press the shutter button halfway
to fix
the focus and the exposure.
• The focus indication lights when the
subject is focused.
3
Press and hold the shutter button
halfway
while moving the camera as you
compose the picture.
4
Press the shutter button fully.
• You can repeatedly retry AF/AE lock
before pressing the shutter button fully.
∫
Focusing
• The focus range is 30 cm (0.98 feet) to
(Wide), 2 m (6.56 feet) to
(Tele). Use
macro mode when recording close-up
pictures. (P51)
• If the distance between the camera and
the subject is beyond the focus range of
the camera, the picture may not be
properly focused even if the focus
indication lights.
• In the following cases, the camera will not
focus on subjects properly.
– When there are both near and distant
subjects in a scene.
– When there is dirt or dust on glass
between the lens and the subject.
– When there are illuminated or glittering
objects around the subject.
– When taking a picture in dark places.
– When the subject is moving fast.
– When the scene has low contrast.
– When jitter occurs.
– When recording a very bright subject.
We recommend taking pictures using
prefocus (P58) and AF/AE lock. In dark
places, the AF assist lamp (P82) may turn
on to focus on the subject.
• Even when the focus indication appears
and the subject is focused, it is canceled if
you release the shutter button. Press the
shutter button halfway again.
3
1/25
1/25
F2.8
F2.8
1/25
1/25
F2.8
F2.8