Intelligent Auto Adjustment - Sony DSC-TX5 Cyber-shot&reg Handbook

Intelligent Auto Adjustment

Allows you to shoot still images with the setting adjusted automatically.
1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode.
2
(REC Mode) t
Adjustment)
3 Press the shutter button fully down.
Note
• Flash mode is set to [Auto] or [Off].
z On Scene Recognition
Scene Recognition operates in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode. This function lets the
camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image.
• The camera recognizes
(Backlight), (Backlight Portrait),
(Portrait), and displays the corresponding icon and guide on the screen when the scene is
recognized.
For details, see page 62.
z If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult
to focus on
• The shortest shooting distance is approximately 8 cm (3 1/4 inches) (1 cm (13/32 inches) in
Intelligent Auto Adjustment or Easy Mode) (W), 50 cm (1 ft 7 3/4 inches) (T) (from the lens). Shoot
in the Close focus mode when you shoot a subject closer than the shooting distance.
• When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to
flash slowly and the beep does not sound. Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting
(page 59).
• Focusing may be difficult in the following situations:
– It is dark and the subject is distant.
– The contrast between the subject and the background is poor.
– The subject is seen through glass.
– The subject is moving quickly.
– There is reflective light or shiny surfaces.
– The subject is backlit or there is a flashing light.
(Intelligent Auto
Scene Recognition icon and guide
(Twilight), (Twilight Portrait),
(Landscape),
(Twilight using a tripod),
(Macro), (Close Focus) or
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