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• Be careful about the following when using
the AF assist lamp.
– Do not look at the AF assist lamp at close
range.
– Do not cover the AF assist lamp with your
fingers or other objects.
• When you do not want to use the AF assist
lamp (e.g. when taking pictures of animals in
dark places), set the [AF ASSIST LAMP] to
[OFF]. In this case, it will become more
difficult to focus on the subject.
• The setting for [AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to
[ON] in simple mode [
• The setting for the [AF ASSIST LAMP] is
fixed to [OFF] in [SELF PORTRAIT],
[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY],
[SUNSET], [FIREWORKS] and
[AERIAL PHOTO] in scene mode.
• The initial setting for [PET] in scene mode is
[OFF].
(P52)
Advanced (Recording pictures)
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[SLOW SHUTTER]
Recording bright pictures in dark
places
Press [
] to display the [REC] mode menu
MENU
/SET
and select the item to set.
When taking pictures in dark places with low
light, you can take pictures which are brighter
than normal by selecting a setting even
slower than the slowest setting of the shutter
speed.
• The slow shutter speeds you can select
are: [1/8 –], [1/4 –], [1/2 –] and [1 –].
• This is effective if you want to take bright
pictures of both a night landscape and a
subject using [NIGHT PORTRAIT] in scene
mode.
Slow shutter
setting
Brightness
Jitter
• This should usually be set to [1/8 –] to take
pictures. (When you select a slow shutter
speed other than [1/8 –], [
the lower left of the screen.)
• When the shutter speed is made slower
using [SLOW SHUTTER], jitter is likely to
occur. We recommend using a tripod and
the self-timer for taking pictures.
• You cannot set the slow shutter in Intelligent
ISO sensitivity mode [
[
] and [SPORTS], [NIGHT SCENERY],
[BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET],
[HI-SPEED BURST], [STARRY SKY] and
[FIREWORKS] in scene mode.
(P71)
1/8 –
1 –
Darker
Brighter
Less
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] appears on
] and simple mode
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