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Getting More Out of Your
Camera
This chapter serves as the advanced version of Chapter 4 and 
explains how to take pictures using various functions.
•This chapter assumes that the mode switch is set to 4 and the camera is 
in G mode.
•“  Taking Shots With Impact (Zoom Blur)” (p. 85), “≈ Shooting Long 
Exposures” (p. 92), “Changing the Color and Shooting” (p. 93) and 
“LShooting Stitch Assist Images” (p. 96) assume you have set the 
mode switch to 4 and selected the corresponding mode.
•Before attempting to shoot using a function explained in this chapter in 
modes other than G mode, check if the function is available in those 
modes (pp. 150 – 153).
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You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the conditions 
you want to shoot.
Select [AF Frame].
●Press the n button, select the 4 
tab, select [AF Frame], then press the qr 
buttons to select 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. When the shutter button is pressed halfway, up to 9 green frames 
will appear on faces on which the camera focuses.
Center
The AF frame is fixed at the center. This is effective for focusing on a specific 
point.
•Press the
 n button, select the 4 tab, then select the [AF Frame Size] 
menu item and [Small] option.
•The setting is configured to [Normal] when the Digital Zoom or Digital 
Tele-converter is used.
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.
•Examples of faces that cannot be detected:
•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. 
You can reduce the AF frame size
•Subjects that are far away or extremely close.
•Subjects that are dark or light.
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If you press the shutter button halfway, the AF frame will magnify and you 
can check the focus.
Select [AF-Point Zoom].
●Press the n button and select [AF-
Point Zoom] on the 4 tab. Use the qr 
buttons to select [On].
Check the focus.
●Press the shutter button halfway.
XIn [Face AiAF], the face selected as the 
main subject will appear magnified.
XIn [Center], the contents of the center AF 
frame will appear magnified.
The display will not appear magnified in [Face AiAF] mode if a face cannot be 
detected (p. 82) or is too big in relation to the screen. In [Center] mode, it will not 
appear magnified if the camera cannot focus.
If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the 
AF frame will turn yellow.
Magnifying the Focal Point
What if the display does not magnify?
The magnified display will not appear when using the Digital Zoom (p. 60), 
Digital Tele-Converter (p. 61) or Servo AF (p. 84), or when connected to a 
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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.
●Keep the shutter button pressed halfway 
and press the q button.
●The focus locks and  % is displayed on 
the screen.
●If you release your finger from the shutter 
button, and press the  q button once more, 
%  will disappear and the focus will 
unlock.
Compose the scene and shoot.
Since focus will be maintained on a subject while you press the shutter 
button halfway, you can shoot moving subjects without missing photo 
opportunities.
Select [Servo AF].
●Press the  n button and select [Servo 
AF] on the  4 tab, and use the  qr 
buttons to select [On].
Focus.
XWhile the shutter button is pressed 
halfway, the focus will continue to adjust 
on the spot where the blue frame appears.
%  Shooting with the AF Lock
Shooting with Servo AF
•The camera may not be able to focus in some conditions.
• You cannot shoot with the AF lock in this mode.
• You cannot set the Servo AF mode if you have set the [AF-Point Zoom] 
option in the  4 tab to [On].
• Not available in Face Self-Timer  (p. 64).
 
						

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The optical zoom operates automatically during shooting, creating an image 
where the subject appears closed into the center of the screen.
Select .
●Select   in Steps 1 – 3 on p. 47 and 
press the m button.
XAfter the shutter sound plays, the camera 
will zoom.
 Taking Shots With Impact (Zoom Blur)
•The focal length is fixed. The zoom function is not available.
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You can select a specific person’s face to focus on and then shoot.
Register 0 to the c button 
(p. 139).
Set the Face Select mode.
●Point the camera toward the face and 
press the c button.
XAfter [Face Select : On] displays, a face 
frame   will appear around the face 
detected as the main subject.
●Even if the subject moves, the frame will 
follow the subject within a certain range.
●If a face is not detected,   will not 
appear.
Select the face on which to focus.
●If you press the c button, the frame will 
move to another face detected by the 
camera.
●When the frame has made a full circuit of 
all detected faces, the AF frame mode 
screen will reappear.
Shoot.
●Press the shutter button halfway. The face 
frame of the focused face will change into 
a green  .
●Press the shutter button fully to shoot.
Keeping the c button pressed will display the number of faces detected by the 
camera (35 at the most) (green: main subject’s face, white: detected face).
0 Selecting the Person to Focus On 
(Face Select)
Frame
Confirming the number of detected faces
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You can change the metering mode (brightness measuring function) to 
match the shooting conditions.
Select the metering mode.
●Press the m
 button and select  , then 
press the 
m button.
Select an option.
●Press the op buttons or turn the Â
 dial 
to select an option, then press the 
m 
button.
XThe setting will display on the screen.
When you wish to take several shots with the same exposure, you can set 
the exposure and focus separately using the AE lock. AE stands for “Auto 
Exposure”.
Lock the exposure.
●Point the camera toward the subject and 
press the o button while pressing the 
shutter button halfway.
XWhen & appears, the exposure will be 
set.
●If you release your finger from the shutter 
button and press the o button again, & 
will disappear and the AE will unlock.
Compose the scene and shoot.
Changing the Metering Mode
EvaluativeSuitable for standard shooting conditions, including back lit shots. 
Automatically adjusts the exposure to match the shooting 
conditions.
Center 
Weighted Avg.Averages the light metered from the entire frame, but gives 
greater weight to the center.
SpotOnly meters within the   (Spot AE Point frame) that appears at 
the center of the screen.
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Just as with the AE lock (p. 87), you can lock the exposure for shooting with 
the flash. FE stands for “Flash Exposure”.
Select h (p. 69).
Lock the exposure.
●Point the camera toward the subject and 
press the o button while pressing the 
shutter button halfway.
XThe flash will fire and when ( appears, 
the flash output will be retained.
●If you release your finger from the shutter 
button and press the o button again, ( 
will disappear and the FE will unlock.
Compose the scene and shoot.
You can make the main subject, such as people, appear bright by having the 
camera provide the appropriate illumination with the flash. At the same time, 
you can use a slow shutter speed to brighten the background that the light 
from the flash cannot reach.
Select ….
●After pressing the r button, press the qr 
buttons or turn the 
 dial to select …, 
then press the m button.
XOnce set, … will appear on the screen.
Shoot.
●Even if the flash fires, ensure that the 
subject does not move until the shutter 
sound ends.
( Shooting with the FE Lock
… Shooting with Slow Synchro
Attach the camera to a tripod to prevent the camera from moving and 
blurring the image. It is recommended to set the [IS Mode] to [Off] when 
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The camera can automatically detect and compensate for faces or subjects 
that appear dark in certain shooting conditions.
Select [i-Contrast].
●Press the n button, select 
[i-Contrast] from the 4 tab, and use the 
qr buttons to select [Auto].
X@ will appear on the screen.
@ Making Dark Subjects Appear 
Brighter (i-Contrast)
Under some conditions, the image may appear coarse or the exposure 
setting may not be suitable.
You can correct recorded images (p. 124).
 
						

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You can automatically correct red eyes in images taken with the flash.
Select [Flash Settings].
●Press the n button, select [Flash 
Settings] from the 4 tab and press the 
m button.
Adjust the setting.
●Press the op buttons or turn the  dial 
to select [Red-Eye Corr.] and press the 
qr buttons to select [On].
XΠwill appear on the screen.
ΠRed-Eye Correction
Red-eye correction may be applied to other red parts than red eyes. For 
example, when red make-up has been used around eyes.
•You can correct recorded images (p. 125).
•If you press the r button as shown on the screen in Step 2 and then 
press the
 n button, the Flash Settings screen will display.