Func. of Touch Operation: Touch Shutter

When you shoot using the monitor, the camera automatically focuses on the point you touch and shoots a still image.
Set MENU → (Setup) → [Touch Operation] to [On] in advance.

  1. Select MENU → (Camera Settings2) → [Func. of Touch Operation] → [Touch Shutter].
  2. Touch the icon on the monitor while the shooting screen is displayed.

    The mark to the left of the icon turns orange, and the touch shutter function is activated.

    • To cancel [Touch Shutter], touch the icon again.
  3. Touch the subject to focus on.

    When the subject you touched is in focus, a still image is recorded.

Hint

  • You can operate the shooting functions below by touching the monitor:
    • Shooting burst images using the touch shutter

      When [Drive Mode] is set to [Cont. Shooting], you can record burst images while touching the monitor.

    • Shooting burst images of sports scenes using the touch shutter

      When [Scene Selection] is set to [Sports Action], you can record burst images while touching the monitor.

    • Shooting continuous bracket images using the touch shutter

      The product shoots three images while automatically shifting the exposure from base, to darker, and then to lighter. When [Drive Mode] is set to [Cont. Bracket], keep touching the monitor until the shooting ends. After the recording you can select the image you prefer.

Note

  • The [Touch Shutter] function is unavailable in the following situations:
    • During viewfinder shooting
    • When the shooting mode is set to [Movie]
    • When the shooting mode is set to [S&Q Motion]
    • When the shooting mode is set to [Sweep Panorama]
    • During [Smile Shutter] mode
    • When [Focus Mode] is [Manual Focus]
    • When [Focus Area] is [Flexible Spot]
    • When [Focus Area] is [Expand Flexible Spot]
    • While using the digital zoom function
    • While using the [Clear Image Zoom]
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