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    OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
    Adjusting White Balance
    The wavelengths of the light produced by various light
    sources (daylight, light bulb, etc.) can affect the color of a
    subject when it is recorded. White balance lets you make
    adjustments to compensate for different lighting types, so
    the colors of an image appear more natural.
    1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
    2.Select the “Quality”
    tab, select “White
    Balance”, and then
    press [].
    3.Use [] and [] to select the setting you
    want, and then press [SET].
    When shooting under these conditions:
    Normal conditions
    Outdoor daylight on a clear day
    Outdoor daylight on an overcast or
    rainy day, in the shade of a tree, etc.
    In the shade of a building or any other
    area where the color temperature is
    high
    Under white or daylight white
    fluorescent light
    (suppresses color fogging)
    Under daylight fluorescent light
    (suppresses color fogging)
    Under incandescent lighting
    Difficult lighting that requires manual
    control (See “Configuring the White
    Balance Setting Manually” (page 82).)
    Select this setting:
    Auto
    N
    D
    Manual 
    						
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     NOTE 
    •When “Auto” is selected for the white balance
    setting, the camera automatically determines the
    white point of the subject. Certain subject colors and
    light source conditions can cause problems when the
    camera tries to determine the white point, which
    makes proper white balance adjustment impossible.
    When this happens, use daylight, cloudy, or one of
    the other fixed white balance settings to specify the
    type of lighting available.
    •You can use the key customization feature (page
    109) to configure the camera so the white balance
    setting changes whenever you press [] or [] while
    in the REC mode.
    •If you have key customization configured to control
    white balance and you have Icon Help turned on
    (page 111), select “
    AWB Auto WB” to change the
    white balance mode to auto.
    Configuring the White Balance Setting
    Manually
    Certain complex light sources or other environmental
    conditions can make it impossible to obtain good results
    when “Auto” or one of the fixed light source settings is
    selected for white balance. Manual white balance lets you
    configure the camera for a particular light source and other
    conditions.
    Note that you must perform manual white balance under
    the same conditions you will be shooting under. Have a
    sheet of white paper on hand before starting the following
    procedure.
    1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
    2.Select a “Quality” tab, select “White
    Balance”, and then press []. 
    						
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    3.Use [] and [] to
    select “Manual”.
    •This causes the object
    you last used to adjust
    manual white balance to
    appear on the monitor
    screen. If you want to use
    the same settings you
    configured during a
    previous manual white
    balance setting
    operation, skip step 4
    and perform step 5.
    4.Point the camera at a white paper or similar
    object under the lighting conditions for which
    you want to set the white balance, and then
    press the shutter button.
    •This starts the white balance adjustment procedure.
    The message “Complete” appears on the monitor
    screen after white balance adjustment is complete.
    5.Press [SET].
    •This registers the white balance settings and returns
    to the currently selected recording mode.
     NOTE 
    •After you adjust white balance manually, the setting
    remains in effect until you change it or until you turn
    off the camera.
    White paper 
    						
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    Recording Consecutive Images
    (Continuous Shutter Mode)
    You can configure the camera to record only a single
    snapshot each time the shutter button is pressed, or to
    keep recording as long as the shutter button remains
    depressed (and there is enough memory available to store
    the images).
    1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
    2.Select the “REC” tab, select “Continuous”,
    and then press [].
    3.Use [] and [] to select “On”, and then
    press [SET].
    •This causes “” to appear on the monitor screen.
    •With “Off”, the snapshots are recorded one at a time.
    4.Press the shutter button to record.
    •Recording continues as long as you keep the shutter
    button depressed. Release the shutter button to stop
    recording.
     IMPORTANT! 
    •The speed of continuous shutter recording depends
    on the type of memory card loaded in the camera.
    When recording to built-in memory, continuous
    shutter recording is relatively slow. 
    						
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    BEST SHOT Mode for Snapshots and
    Movies
    Selecting one of the BEST SHOT sample scenes
    automatically sets up the camera for recording a similar
    type of image.
     Example Sample Scene
    •Portrait•Scenery
    •Night Scene•Night Scene Portrait
    1.In the REC mode,
    press [BS] (BEST
    SHOT).
    •This enters the BEST
    SHOT mode and displays
    all 12 of the BEST SHOT
    scenes.
    •There are four types of sample scenes: snapshot
    and movie scenes, snapshot only scenes, movie only
    scenes, and the voice record scene.
    •Sample scenes are arranged in sequence, starting
    from the upper left corner.
    2.Use [], [], [], and [] to select the sample
    scene you want, and then press [SET].
    •Use [], [], [], and [] to move the selection
    boundary around the display. Scrolling past the last
    or the first scene scrolls to the next screen of 12-
    sample scenes.
    •Pressing [MENU] causes the selection boundary to
    jump to the first sample scene (“Auto”).
    •If you want to check which sample scene is currently
    selected or if you want to change to a different
    scene, press [BS].
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    •Selecting the “Auto” scene changes the recording
    type to snapshot auto recording (“
    ” displayed)
    (page 52).
    3.To record a snapshot, press the shutter
    button.
    To record a movie, press [
    ] (MOVIE).
    •To stop recording, press [] (MOVIE) again.
     IMPORTANT! 
    •BEST SHOT scenes were not recorded using this
    camera. They are provided as samples only.
    •Movie recording is not supported for the “Business
    Cards and Documents”, and the “Whiteboard, etc.”
    scenes. Snapshot recording is not supported for the
    “Short Movie” and the “Past Movie” scenes. Movie
    recording and snapshot recording are not supported
    for the “Voice Recording” scene.
    •Depending on the sample scene, you may not be
    able to record a still image or movie.
    •Due to shooting conditions and other factors, an
    image recorded using the setup of a BEST SHOT
    scene may not produce exactly the results you
    expect.
    •You can change the camera settings that are made
    when you select a BEST SHOT scene. Note,
    however, that the BEST SHOT settings revert to their
    defaults when you select another BEST SHOT scene
    or turn off the camera. If you want to save your
    settings for later use, save them as a BEST SHOT
    user setup.
    •Digital noise reduction processing is performed
    automatically when you are recording a night scene,
    fireworks, or other image that requires slow shutter
    speeds. Because of this, it takes longer to record
    images at lower shutter speeds. Make sure that you
    do not perform any camera button operations until
    the image recording operation is complete.
    B 
    						
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    Displaying Sample Scenes Individually
    You can use the following procedure to display BEST
    SHOT sample scenes individually, so you can view the
    explanation about each scene’s settings.
    1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
    2.Hold down the
    telephoto (
    ) side of
    the zoom button.
    •This displays the
    sample scene that was
    selected on the 12-
    scene screen.
    •To return to the 12-scene screen, hold down the
    wide angle (
    ) side of the zoom button.
    3.Use [] and [] to select the sample scene
    you want, and then press [SET].
    •Pressing [MENU] jumps to the first sample scene
    (“Auto”).
    4.Press the shutter button to record the image.
    •When recording the image of a night scene,
    fireworks, or some other image using a slow shutter
    speed, use of a tripod is recommended to prevent
    hand movement.
     NOTE 
    •Operation guidance and the currently selected BEST
    SHOT scene appear on the display for about two
    seconds if the camera is in the BEST SHOT mode
    when you turn it on.
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    Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setup
    You can use the procedure below to save the setup of an
    snapshot or movie you recorded as a BEST SHOT scene.
    After that, you can recall the setup whenever you want to
    use it.
    1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
    2.Use [], [], [], and [] to select “Register
    User Scene”, and then press [SET].
    3.Use [] and [] to
    display the snapshots
    or movies whose
    setup you want to
    register as a BEST
    SHOT scene.
    4.Use [] and [] to select “Save”, and then
    press [SET].
    •This registers the setup. Now you can use the
    procedure on page 85 to select your user setup for
    recording.
     IMPORTANT! 
    •BEST SHOT user setups are located in the camera’s
    built-in memory following the built-in sample scenes.
    •Registering a snapshot creates a snapshot setup,
    while registering a movie creates a movie setup. A
    snapshot setup can be used to record snapshots
    only, and a movie setup can be used to record
    movies only.
    •Selecting a user snapshot setup displays the
    indicator “SU” in the upper right corner of the monitor
    screen, followed by a number (that indicates the
    setup number). Selecting a movie snapshot setup
    displays the indicator “MU” in the upper right corner
    of the monitor screen, followed by a number (that
    indicates the setup number).
    •Note that formatting built-in memory (page 162)
    deletes all BEST SHOT user setups.
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     NOTE 
    •The following are the settings that are included in a
    snapshot setup: focus mode, EV shift value, white
    balance mode, flash mode, ISO sensitivity, Metering,
    Flash Intensity, Flash Assist, Filter, Sharpness,
    Saturation, and Contrast.
    The following are the settings that are included in a
    movie setup: focus mode, EV shift value, white
    balance mode, Filter, Sharpness, Saturation, and
    Contrast.
    •Note that snapshots or movies recorded with this
    camera only can be used to create a BEST SHOT
    user setup.
    •You can have up to 999 BEST SHOT user setups in
    the camera’s built-in memory at one time.
    •You can check the current setup of a scene by
    displaying the various setting menus.
    •BEST SHOT snapshot user setups are stored in
    camera built-in memory in the folder named
    “SCENE”. BEST SHOT movie user setups are stored
    in camera built-in memory in the folder named
    “MSCENE”. File names are assigned automatically
    using the format “US500nnn.JPE”, where “nnn” is a
    value from 000 through 999.
    B
    To delete a BEST SHOT user setup
    1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
    2.Use [], [], [], and [] to display the user
    setup you want to delete.
    3.Press [] ( ) to delete the user setup.
    4.Use [] and [] to select “Delete”.
    5.Press [SET] to delete the file.
    6.Press [MENU]. 
    						
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    Reducing the Effects of Hand or Subject
    Movement
    You can reduce the effects of subject movement, and for
    hand movement that tends to occur when shooting a far-
    away subject using telephoto, a fast-moving subject, or
    under dim lighting conditions.
    1.Perform one of the procedures below to
    enable Anti Shake.
    Using the BEST SHOT mode
    1. In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
    2. Use [], [], [], and [] to select the “Anti Shake”
    scene, and then press [SET].
    Using the Menu Screen
    1. In the REC mode, press [MENU].
    2. Select the “REC” tab, select “Anti Shake”, and then
    press [].
    3. Use [] and [] to select “Auto”, and then press
    [SET].
    •
     (Anti Shake indicator) is displayed on the
    monitor screen while Anti Shake is turned on.
    2.Press the shutter button to record the image.
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     IMPORTANT! 
    • Anti Shake is disabled automatically when any
    setting other than “Auto” is selected for ISO
    sensitivity. If you want Anti Shake to be operational
    after turning it on, be sure to change the ISO
    sensitivity setting to “Auto” (page 114).
    • Recording with Anti Shake can cause an image to
    appear somewhat coarser than normal and can
    cause slight deterioration of image resolution.
    • The Anti Shake feature may not be able to eliminate
    the effects of hand or subject movement when
    shaking is severe.
    • Anti Shake is disabled during movie recording.
    • The Anti Shake feature may not work when using a
    very low shutter speed. If this happens, use a tripod
    to stabilize the camera. 
    						
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