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If you hold the zoom controller towards z (Telephoto), the zoom operation will stop 
when the optical zoom factor reaches its  maximum. Momentarily releasing the zoom 
controller and then holding it again towards  z (Telephoto) will switch to digital 
zoom, which you can use to se t an even higher zoom factor.
• If you do want to use digital zoom, change the “Digital Zoom” setting to “On” (page  84).
• During zoom, a zoom bar on the monitor screen shows the current zoom setting.
Optical Zoom/Digital  Zoom Switch Point 
Image deterioration indicator
Zoom barFocusing range
(Displayed for Auto Focus, Macro Focus, 
and Manual Focus.)
*Products marketed in some geographic 
areas display inches and feet.
Focal distance
(Converted to 35mm film format.)
12X to 52.1X
Undeteriorated image quality range1X
48X to 180.7X
Zoom pointer (Indicates current zoom.)
Deterioration point
Optical/digital zoom switch point*12X optical zoom point Deteriorated image quality range
Undeteriorated digital zoom
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• The deterioration point depends on the current image size setting (page 
29). The smaller the image size 
setting, the higher the zoom factor 
you can use before reaching the 
image deterioration point.
• Though digital zoom generally  causes a deterioration of image 
quality, some digital zoom without 
image deterioration is possible with 
image sizes of “4M” and smaller. 
The range in which you can use 
digital zoom without image 
deterioration is indicated on the 
display. The deterioration point 
depends on the image size.
• Maximum zoom (including digital  zoom) during movie recording is 
48X.
• Movie recording with little  deterioration up to 48X is possible 
only when “ STD” is selected as the 
movie mode.Image  Size Maximum 
Zoom Factor Deterioration 
Point
6M 48X 12X
3:2 48X 12X
16:9 48X 12X
4M58X 14.6X
3M65.4X 16.4X
2M 83X 21X
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Each press of [FOCUS] will cycle through the available 
focus mode settings.• Range is affected by optical zoom.
*The focus range is the distance from the lens surface.
To focus with manual focus
1.On the monitor screen,  compose the image 
so the subject you want  to focus on is within 
the yellow boundary.
2.Watching the image on  the monitor screen 
use [ 4] and [ 6] to adjust focus.
• At this time the image that is within the boundary 
will enlarge and fill the  monitor screen, which aids 
in focusing. If you do not perform any operation 
for two seconds while the enlarged image is  displayed, the screen in step 1 will 
re-appear.
• You also can change this setting using the function ring.
Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)
SettingsType of ShotFocus ModeApproximate Focus 
Range*
SnapshotMoviesSnapshotMovies
Q  Auto 
Focus General recording Automatic Approximately 40 cm 
to 
9  (infinity)
(1.3 to  9)
´  Macro 
Focus Close ups Automatic Approximately 5 cm to 
50 cm
(2.0 to 19.7)
)  Infinity 
Focus Scenery and other 
distant subjects
Fixed Infinity
W  Manual 
Focus When you want to 
focus manually
ManualApproximately 5 cm to 
9
 (infinity)
(2.0 to  9)
[FOCUS]
Yellow boundary
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NOTE
• An Auto Macro feature detects how far the subject is from the lens and automatically selects either Macro Focus or Auto Focus accordingly.
• When proper focusing with Macro Focus is  not possible because the subject is 
outside the macro range, the camera will switch to the Auto Focus range 
automatically (Auto Macro).
• Auto Macro can be used when recording snapshots only.
• Use of the flash together with Macro Focus can cause the light of the flash to 
become blocked, which may result in  unwanted lens shadows in your image.
• Whenever you perform an optical zoom operat ion while shooting with Auto Focus, 
Macro Focus, or Manual Focus, a value will appear on the monitor screen to tell 
you the focus range, as shown below.
Example:  oo cm to  9
*oo is the actual focusing range value.*Products marketed in some geographic  areas display inches and feet.
• Always be sure to select Auto Focus (AF) as the focus mode whenever using face  detection (page 82).
Using Focus Lock
“Focus lock” is a technique you can use when you want 
to compose an image in which the subject you want to 
focus on is not within the focus frame in the center of 
the screen.
• To use focus lock, select “ U Spot” or “ O Tracking” 
for the Auto Focus area (page 37).
1.Align the monitor screen ’s focus frame with 
the subject you want  to focus on and then 
half-press the shutter button.
2.Keeping the shutter button half-pressed 
(which maintains the  focus setting), move 
the camera to compose the image.
• When “ O Tracking” is selected as the Auto 
Focus area, the focus frame will move 
automatically and follow the subject.
3.When you are ready to shoot the im age, press the shutter button the 
rest of the way down.
• Focus lock also  locks exposure (AE).
Subject to be focused on
Focus frame
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Back lighting correction compensates for the overexposure 
that can occur when shooting a backlit subject. Press Æ 
(Back Lighting Correction button) to toggle back lighting 
correction on and off. • When a main subject is over exposed due to backlighting, 
the camera uses EV shift exposure correction and dynamic 
range correction to adjust appropriately.
• This function is disabled in the M (Manual Exposure) mode.
Pressing [AE-L/AF-L] temporaril y locks the current exposure 
and/or focus settings. Press [AE-L/AF-L] again to unlock the 
settings. • Pressing [AE-L/AF-L] while the shutter button is half- pressed will lock the curr ent exposure or focus setting.
Use the following procedure to specify the operation that the [AE-L/AF-L] button 
performs.
1.In the REC mode , press [MENU].
2.Use [4] and [ 6] to select “REC”.
3.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to select “AE/AF Lo ck” and then press [6].
4.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to change the setting, and then press [SET] to apply it.
NOTE
• AE Lock and AF Lock are not supported while “O Tracking” is selected for the “AF 
Area” setting.
• Performing an EV shift operation while AE  Lock is in effect will cause Auto 
Exposure to be unlocked.
• Performing a zoom operation while AF Lock is  in effect will cause Auto Focus to be 
unlocked.
• During movie recording, you cannot lock/unlock the current exposure and focus  settings by pressing [AE-L/AF-L].
• You cannot use AE Lock or AF Lock with “Pre record (Movie)” if you are recording a 
movie.
Correcting for Back Lighting 
Locking the Auto Exposure and Auto Focus Setting
Specifying the [AE-L/AF-L] button Operation
AE Lock Exposure lock
AF LockFocus lock
AE/AF LockExposure and focus lock
Æ (Back Lighting 
Correction button)
[AE-L/AF-L]
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Your camera has a variety of continuous shutter (CS) 
modes that you can select with the CS dial.
Using Continuous Shutter 
Selecting the Continuous Shutter (CS) Mode
 Flash CSThis mode will record consecutiv
e images while firing the flash or 
LED light. • With flash, you can specify consecutive recording of three to 20 
images as the maximum number of images recorded if you keep 
the shutter button depressed.
• With the LED light, holding down the shutter button will record 
from one to 60 consecutive images.
 Prerecord 
(Still image) In this mode, half-pressing the shutter button starts continual pre-
recording of images to a temporary buffer. Then when you press 
the shutter button the rest of the way down, the camera stores pre-
recorded images and performs continuous shutter recording of new 
images until you release the shutter button. You can specify 
anywhere from one second to up to 60 seconds as the continuous 
shutter shooting time, which is the amount of time for which pre-
recorded images are saved plus the 
amount of time that continuous 
shutter recording is performed after  the shutter button is pressed all 
the way down. You even can specify that the camera should save 
only images that were pre-recorded for a period of from one to 60 
seconds when the shutter button is  pressed all the way down. Use 
this mode when you want to make sure you do not miss fast-moving 
action.
 High-
speed CS This mode continues to shoot 
images as long as you keep the 
shutter button depressed, and y ou can change the shooting speed 
while recording is in progress. You can record up to 60 images 
when any setting other than AUTO-N is specified. When AUTO-N is 
specified, consecutive image record ing it possible until the memory 
card is full.
CS dial
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 Single 
Shot Continuous shutter recording is
 disabled when this mode is 
selected. Each press of the shutter button records a single image.
 Slow 
Motion View With this mode, half-pressing the 
shutter causes the camera to pre-
record images and play them back at slow speed. Up to two 
seconds worth of pre-recorded images are in memory at one time, 
with the older images deleted  automatically as new ones are 
stored. Fully pressing the shutter button will record the pre-
recorded images. This mode lets  you view the pre-recorded images 
in slow motion, and perform final recording when the image you 
want appears. You can specify one  of eight playback speeds for 
pre-recorded images.
[BKT] 
Bracketing With this mode, you can record 
multiple images while sequentially 
altering settings for each shot. Se ttings that can be altered are EV 
shift, white balance, and distance to the subject.
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This mode will record consecutive images while firing 
the flash or LED light. • The flash is used when the continuous shutter 
speed setting is from one image to seven images 
per second. The LED light is used when setting is 
from 10 images to 60 images per second.
• With flash, you can specify consecutive recording  of three to 20 images. Recording will stop if you 
release the shutter button.
• With the LED light, holding down the shutter button  will record from one to 60 consecutive im ages. Recording will stop if you release 
the shutter button.
. Shooting at 10 to 60 Images Per Second with the LED Light
1.Set the mode dial to  t (Auto).
2.Set the CS dial to  ª (Flash CS).
3.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to select the second cont rol panel option from the 
bottom (Flash CS fps).
4.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to select the continuous 
shutter (CS) speed you want and then press 
[SET].
The LED light is used for flash when the CS speed 
is within the range of 10 to 60 fps.
• You also can change this setting using the control dial.
5.Hold down the shutter button to shoot.
Holding down the shutter button while flas h continuous shutter is selected shoots 
up to 60 images at high speed. Releasin g the shutter button stops shooting.
6.Save the CS images (page 58).
Using Flash Continuous Shutter
LED light
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.Shooting at 1 to 7 Images Per Second with Flash
1.Set the mode dial to  t (Auto).
2.Set the CS dial to  ª (Flash CS).
3.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to select the second cont rol panel option from the 
bottom (Flash CS fps).
4.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to select the continuous 
shutter (CS) speed you want and then press 
[SET].
The flash unit fires when the CS speed is within the 
range of 1 to 7 fps.
• You also can change this setting using the control dial.
5.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to select the bottom item (Flash CS Images).
6.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to select the number of flash 
continuous shutter (CS) images you want to 
shoot and then press [SET].
You can select any one of the following values: 3, 5, 10, 15, or 20.
7.Press the shutter bu tton to shoot.
8.If you keep the shutter button de pressed, the camera will shoot the 
number of images you specified. R ecording will stop if you release the 
shutter button before the specif ied number of images is reached.
9.Save the CS images (page 58).
NOTE
• When shooting with Flash CS, there may  be times when a message appears telling 
you to wait, because you have r eached the limit of the flash. This is to protect the 
flash from damage. You will be able to  resume using flash after the message 
disappears.
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In this mode, half-pressing the shutter button starts continual pre-recording of images 
to a temporary buffer. Then when you press the shutter button the rest of the way 
down, the camera stores what is currently in the buffer and starts continuous shutter 
recording of new images. Recording continues until you release the shutter button or 
until a total of up to 60 images (buffer images plus new images) are recorded. You 
can configure this mode to  specify how many of the 60 images are recorded in the 
buffer and how many are recorded after you fully press the shutter button. You can 
use this mode when you want to make sure you do not miss fast-moving action.
• You can specify anywhere from one sec ond up to 60 seconds as the continuous 
shutter shooting time, which is the amount of  time of the pre-record buffer plus the 
amount of time that continuous shutter recording is performed after the shutter 
button is pressed all the way. The maximum shooting time depends on the 
selected CS speed. You can select a CS speed in the range of 1 to 60 fps.
• You can configure the mode so up to 59 im ages are pre-recorded to the buffer until 
you fully press the shutter button.
• The minimum interval for images pre-recorded in the buffer is 0.5 seconds and the 
minimum number of pre-recorded images is one.
1.Set the mode dial to  t (Auto).
2.Set the CS dial to  Ø (Prerecord  (Still image)).
3.Use [8] and [ 2] to select the second cont rol panel option from the 
bottom (Prerecord (Still image) Speed).
Using Prerecord (Still image)
60 images per second (60 fps) : You can shoot up to 60 images in one second. 
1 image per second (1 fps) : You can shoot up to 60 images over 60 seconds. 
Shutter button half-press
Recorded images (up to 60 images)
Continuous recording of images until shutter  button released *
Shutter button release
Shutter button full-press
*You can record up to 60 images (pre-recorded buffer images plus real-time images) for 
each Prerecord (Still Image) operation. Pre-recorded images
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