Sony DSC-S950 Cyber-shot&reg Handbook page 22

Cyber-shot® cameras: cyber-shot® digital still camera
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Shooting images (Auto Adjustment mode)
When shooting movies:
Press the shutter button fully down.
To stop recording, press the shutter button fully down again.
If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on
• The shortest shooting distance is approximately 5 cm (2 inches) (W)/50 cm (1 feet 7 3/4 inches) (T)
(from the front of the lens).
• When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to flash
slowly and the beep does not sound. In addition, the AF range finder frame disappears. Recompose the
shot and focus again.
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.
Shooting in Easy Shooting mode
Set the mode dial to
The text size increases and indicators become easier to see.
The camera shoots images with the optimum settings, so the only settings that you can change
are Image Size (Large/Small) (page 36), Flash (Auto/Off) (page 36) and Self-Timer (10 sec/
Off) (page 24).
W/T
Using the zoom
Press T to zoom, press W to undo the zoom.
• When the zoom scale exceeds 4×, the camera uses the Digital Zoom function.
For details on the [Digital Zoom] settings and the image quality, see page 58.
• You cannot change the zoom scale while shooting a movie.
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