Shooting still images
Shoots still images.
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Set the shooting mode to
(Auto Mode).
- Adjust the monitor angle, and hold the camera. Or look through the viewfinder and hold the camera.
- Press the shutter button halfway down to focus.
When the image is in focus, the indicator (
or 
) lights up.
- The shortest shooting distance is approximately 30 cm (1 ft.) from the image sensor.
- Press the shutter button fully down.
Focus indicator
lights:
Image is in the focus.
flashes:
The focusing has failed.
lights:
Image is in the focus. The focused position will change to suit the motion of the subject.
lights:
The focusing is in progress.
Hint
- When the product cannot focus automatically, the focus indicator flashes and the beep does not sound. Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting.
- Focusing may be difficult in the following situations:
- It is dark and the subject is distant.
- The contrast of the subject is poor.
- The subject is seen through glass.
- The subject is moving quickly.
- There is reflective light or shiny surfaces.
- There is a flashing light.
- The subject is backlit.
- Continuously repetitive pattern, such as the appearance of a building.
- The subjects in the focus area have different focal distances.
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If you turn the macro switching ring (A) to “0,2 m-0,35 m”, the shooting mode will switch to macro. The shortest shooting distance will now be approximately 0.2 m (0.65 ft.). Macro is useful for shooting close-ups of subjects such as flowers or food.
