Basic Still Image Shooting (Using Auto Adjustment Mode) - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P7 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic still image shooting (using auto adjustment mode)

Mode dial
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, Set the mode dial to
turn on your camera.
• The lens cover opens when the power is turned
on.
• Do not touch the lens portion while it is
operating, such as when you press POWER to
turn on the power or when the zoom function is
working (page 24).
• When the mode dial is set to
and focus are adjusted automatically.
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, Hold your camera with your
, and
both hands and position a
subject in the center of the
frame to focus on.
Do not cover the lens or flash with your
fingers.
• You can choose either Multipoint AF mode or
, the exposure
Center AF as the AF mode (page 53).
, Press and hold the shutter
button halfway down.
The camera beeps. When the AE/AF lock
indicator stops flashing and remains on, the
camera is ready for shooting.
• If you release your finger from the shutter
button, shooting will be canceled.
• The minimum focal distance to a subject is
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50 cm (19 / inches) when the zoom is set all
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the way to the W side and 60 cm (23
when the zoom is set all the way to the T side.
To shoot subjects at distances closer than this,
use the Macro mode (page 24).
• The frame appearing on the LCD screen shows
the limits of the area where the focus will be
adjusted. (For more details on the AF range
finder, see page 53.)
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/ inches)
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