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You can shoot continuously at a maximum speed of approximately 3.4 
images/second while the shutter button is pressed fully and held.
Choose a Drive mode.
zTouch ø, then drag up or down the 
menu on the left to choose  .
Choose an option.
zTouch  W.
zTouch  W again to make the setting.
XOnce set,  W will appear on the screen.
Shoot.
XAs long as you hold the shutter button 
down, the camera will shoot successive 
images.
Continuous Shooting
•Cannot be used with the self-timer  (pp. 58, 59) .
• Continuous shooting speed increases in   mode  (p. 65).
• For continuous shooting, the focus and exposure are locked when the 
shutter button is pressed halfway.
• Depending on the shooting conditions and the camera settings, the 
camera may stop shooting momentarily, or the shooting speed may slow 
down.
• As the number of images increases, the shooting speed may slow down.
• If the flash fires, the shooting speed may slow down.
 
						

							
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You can change the tone of an image, for example to sepia or black and 
white, when shooting.
Choose My Colors.
zTouch ø, then drag up or down the 
menu on the left to choose  .
Choose an option.
zTouch an item you want to set.zIf you drag up or down the menu on the 
right, other items will appear.
zTouch the menu item again to complete 
the setting.
XThe setting will appear on the screen.
Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors)
My Colors Off —
Vivid Emphasizes the contrast and color saturation for a vivid 
impression.
Neutral Tones down the contrast and color saturation for neutral 
hues.
Sepia Changes the image to sepia tones.
B/W Changes the image to black and white.
Positive Film Combines the effects of Vivid Red, Vivid Green and Vivid 
Blue to produce intense natural appearing colors like those 
obtained with positive film.
Lighter Skin Tone Makes skin tones lighter.
Darker Skin Tone Makes skin tones darker.
Vivid Blue Emphasizes blue tints. Makes the sky, ocean and other 
blue subjects more vivid.
Vivid Green Emphasizes green tints. Makes mountains, foliage and 
other green subjects more vivid.
Vivid Red Emphasizes red tints. Makes red subjects more vivid.
Custom Color You can adjust contrast, sharpness, and color saturation 
etc. to your preference 
(p. 93).
•The white balance cannot be set in   and    (p. 86).
• In   and  , colors other than people’s skin color may change. You 
may not obtain the expected results with some skin colors.
 
						

							
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Custom Color
The contrast, sharpness, color saturation, red, green, blue, and skin tones in 
an image can be chosen and set at 5 different levels.
zFollow Step 2 on p. 92 to choose  .zTouch   on the right side of the screen.
zTouch  qr to choose an item, then touch 
the point on the bar where you want to 
make a setting.
zThe more to the right, the stronger/darker 
(skin tone) the effect gets, the more to the 
left, the weaker/lighter (skin tone) the 
effect gets.
zTouch  Ú to make the setting.
 
						

							
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You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-ups 
of it. The focusing range is approximately 3 – 50 cm (1.2 in. – 1.6 ft.) from the 
end of the lens at maximum wide angle (j).
Choose  e.
zTouch  ø, then drag up or down the 
menu on the left to choose  .
zTouch  e, then touch  e again to complete 
the setting.
XOnce set,  e will appear on the screen.
When it is difficult to focus because your shot contains subjects that are both 
near and far, you can change the focusing range to focus more reliably on far 
away subjects (approx. 3 m (9.8 ft.) or more from the camera) only.
Choose  u.
zTouch  ø, then drag up or down the 
menu on the left to choose  .
zTouch  u, then touch  u again to 
complete the setting.
XOnce set,  u will appear on the screen.
Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
How can I take better close-ups?
In macro shooting, try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in  Î to 
prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image  (p. 59).
e will turn gray in the area that displays in the yellow bar underneath the 
zoom bar, and the camera will not focus.
Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity)
 
						

							
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You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the scene you 
want to shoot.
Choose [AF Frame].
zTouch ø, then n  to choose the 
4  tab. Touch [AF Frame], then touch  qr 
to choose an option.
Face AiAF
• Detects people’s faces and sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering 
only) and white balance (  only).
• When the camera is pointed at subjects, a white frame appears on the face 
the camera judges to be the main subject, and gray frames (max. 2) will 
appear on other faces.
• A frame will follow a moving subject within a certain range.
• When the shutter button is pressed halfway, up to 9 green frames will 
appear on faces that the camera focuses on.
Changing the AF Frame Mode
•If a face is not detected and only gray frames (no white frame) appear, up 
to 9 green frames will appear on the areas the camera focuses on when 
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
• If a face is not detected when Servo AF  (p. 100) is set to [On], the AF 
frame will appear in the center of the screen when you press the shutter 
button halfway.
• Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
-Subjects that are far away or extremely close
- Subjects that are dark or light
- Faces turned to the side or at an angle, or faces with a portion hidden
• The camera may mistakenly identify non-human subjects as a face.
• If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, 
the AF frame will not appear.
 
						

							
Changing the AF Frame Mode
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Fixed Frame
A single AF frame will be used. This is effective for focusing on a specific 
point.
Changing the Composition with the Focus Lock
While you keep the shutter button pressed halfway, the focus and exposure 
are locked. You can now recompose and shoot. This is called Focus Lock.
Focus.
zCenter the subject you want in focus, and 
press the shutter button halfway.
zConfirm that the AF frame on the subject is 
green.
Recompose.
zKeep the shutter button pressed halfway 
and move the camera to recompose the 
scene.
Shoot.
zPress the shutter button fully.
You can reduce the AF frame size
•Touch  ø, then n  to choose the  4 tab, then touch [AF Frame Size] 
and choose [Small].
• The AF frame is set to [Normal] when using the digital zoom  (p. 55) or digital 
tele-converter  (p. 56).
If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the 
AF frame will turn yellow and   will appear.
 
						

							
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If you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will magnify and you can 
check the focus.
Choose [AF-Point Zoom].
zTouch ø, then n  to choose the 
4  tab. Touch [AF-Point Zoom], then 
touch  qr to choose [On].
Check the focus.
zPress the shutter button halfway.XIn [Face AiAF]  (p. 95), the face detected as 
the main subject will appear magnified.
XIn [Fixed frame]  (p. 96), the contents of the 
AF frame will appear magnified.
Magnifying the Focal Point
What if the display does not magnify?
The display will not appear magnified in [F ace AiAF] if a face cannot be detected 
or is too big in relation to the screen. In [Fixed frame], it will not appear magnified 
if the camera cannot focus.
The magnified display will not appear when using the digital zoom  (p. 55), 
digital tele-converter  (p. 56) or Servo AF  (p. 100).
 
						

							
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You can choose a specific subject or persons face, or a location on the 
screen, to focus on and shoot.
Choose the subject, face or 
location to focus on.
zTouch the subject or person shown on the 
screen.
XWhen the AF frame mode is set to [Face 
AiAF], the camera will beep and display 
 when it detects the subject. The 
camera will continue to focus even if the 
subject moves.
XWhen the AF frame mode is set to [Fixed 
frame], an AF frame will appear at the 
location where you touch the screen.
zTo cancel, touch  Ú.
Shot.
zPress the shutter button halfway. The 
frame where the camera focused will 
change into a green  .
zPress the shutter button fully to shoot.
Choosing the Subject to Focus On 
(Touch AF)
•The camera may not be able to track the subject if the subject is too small, 
moves too quickly or if the contrast between the subject and the 
background is too low.
• When shooting in  e or  u (p. 94)  with the AF frame mode set to [Face 
AiAF], choosing a location to focus on returns the camera to  .
A border appeared around the screen when it was touched
Touch operations on faces or subjects  appearing outside the border will not work. 
They will work if the face or  subject move inside the border.
 
						

							
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The focus can be locked. After locking the focus, the focal distance will not 
change even when you release your finger from the shutter button.
Lock the focus.
zKeep the shutter button pressed halfway 
and touch inside the frame shown on the 
left.
XThe focus locks and % appears on the 
screen.
zIf you release your finger from the shutter 
button and touch the screen again, AF lock 
will cancel, and  % will disappear.
Compose the scene and shoot.
Shooting with the AF Lock
 
						

							
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While the shutter button is pressed halfway, the focus and exposure will 
continue to adjust, allowing you to take pictures of moving subjects without 
missing a shot.
Choose [Servo AF].
zTouch ø, then n  and choose the 
4  tab and touch [Servo AF], then touch 
qr  to choose [On].
Focus.
zThe focus and exposure will be maintained 
where the blue AF frame appears while 
you press the shutter button halfway.
Shooting with Servo AF
•The camera may not be able to focus in some conditions.
• In low light conditions, AF frames ma y not turn blue even after pressing 
the shutter button halfway. In this case, you can set the focus and 
exposure with the AF frame setting.
• If a correct exposure cannot be obtained, the shutter speed and aperture 
value appear in orange. Release your finger from the shutter button, then 
press it again halfway.
• You cannot shoot with the AF lock in this mode.
• The [AF-Point Zoom] option in the  4 tab is not available in Servo AF 
mode.
• Not available when using the self-timer  (pp. 58, 59) .