Auto Orientation - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G1 Handbook

Settings
• If the AF illuminator light does not reach the subject sufficiently or the subject has no contrast, focus will
not be achieved. (A distance of up to approximately 2.7 m (8 feet 10 3/8 inches) (zoom: W) / 2.5 m (8 feet
2 1/2 inches) (zoom: T) is recommended.)
• Focus is achieved as long as the AF illuminator light reaches the subject, even if the light is slightly off the
center of the subject.
• When Focus preset is set (page 35), AF Illuminator does not function.
• The setting of the AF range finder frame becomes unavailable and the frame is indicated with a dotted
line. AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of the frame.
• The AF illuminator does not operate when
(Landscape mode),
Selection mode.
• The AF illuminator emits very bright light. Although there are no problems with safety, do not look
directly into the AF illuminator emitter at close range.
SteadyShot
Selects the anti-blur mode.
Shooting
Continuous
Off
• When shooting movies, [Continuous] is activated even if you select [Shooting].
• The anti-blur function may not work properly in the following cases.
– When camera shake is too strong
– When the shutter speed is slow, for example, shooting night scenes

Auto Orientation

When the camera is rotated to shoot a portrait picture, the camera records its position
information and displays the image in the portrait position.
On
Off
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(Hi-Speed Shutter mode) or
Activates the anti-blur function when pressing the shutter
button halfway down.
Always activates the anti-blur function. You can stabilize
images even when zooming up a far subject.
• Battery consumption is faster than in [Shooting] mode.
Does not use SteadyShot.
Records the image with the correct orientation.
Auto Orientation deactivated.
For details on the operation 1 page 54
(Hand-held Twilight mode),
(Fireworks mode) is selected in the Scene
(Twilight mode),