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•Note that the resolution of images recorded with the high-
speed continuous shutter mode or flash continuous shutter 
mode is somewhat lower resolution and more prone to digital 
noise than images recorded with the normal-speed 
continuous shutter mode.
• “Auto” ISO sensitivity always is used for the flash continuous 
shutter mode, regardless of the current ISO sensitivity setting.
• With the flash continuous shutter mode, the flash range is 
narrower than normal. You can add an audio recording to snapshots, if you want. Use 
this feature to add a verbal explanation or a description of the 
mood to a snapshot, or to capture the sounds of the people in 
the snapshot.
•
You can record up to about 30 seconds of audio for a single 
snapshot.
• Audio is monaural.
■ Turning on Audio Snapshot
1.In a REC mode, press [MENU].
2.On the “REC” tab, select “Audio Snap” and 
then press [ X].
3.Use [ S] and [ T] to select “On” and then press 
[SET].
Adding Audio to a Snapshot
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■Recording Audio for a Snapshot
1.Press the shutter 
button to shoot.
This monitor screen will 
show the image you just 
shot, along with the “ ” 
icon.
•If you do not want to 
record audio at this time, 
press [MENU]. This will 
display the monitor screen 
for shooting the next image.
2.Press the shutter button to start audio 
recording.
3.Press the shutter button  again to stop audio 
recording.
Recording will stop automatically after about 30 seconds if 
you do not press the shutter button.
• To turn off the audio snapshot feature, select “Off” in step 
3 of the procedure under “Turning on Audio Snapshot”.
Playing Back Snapshot Audio
Audio snapshots in the PLAY mode are indicated by the “ ” 
icon.
Press [SET] while an audio snapshot is displayed to play back 
its audio.
•For information about the playback operation, see page 147.Remaining Recording Time
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IMPORTANT!
•Take care that you do not 
block the camera’s 
microphone with your fingers 
while recording.
• Good recording results are 
not possible when the 
camera is too far away from 
what you are trying to record.NOTE•After transferring an audio snapshot to your computer’s 
hard disk, you can play back the audio using QuickTime 7 
(pages 231, 245).
• The following shows the formats used for storing audio 
snapshot data.
– Image Data: JPEG (.JPG extension)
– Audio Data: WAVE/ADPCM (.WAV extension)
– Approximate Audio File Size: 165 KB (30-second 
recording at 5.5KB per second)
• You cannot turn off the monitor screen by pressing [ S] 
(DISP) while audio recording is in progress.
• Audio snapshot capabilities are disabled while shooting 
with the Triple Self-timer or with a continuous shutter mode. 
You can, however, add audio to such a snapshot after you 
record it (page 179).
Microphone
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You can select an exposure mode to control how the camera 
configures its aperture and shutter speed settings when 
recording an image.
•In the S mode and A mode, you can also change the 
exposure compensation (EV shift) setting.
■ Shooting with Aperture Pr iority AE (A Mode)
With aperture priority AE, you set the aperture and the camera 
sets the appropriate shutter speed automatically. A wider 
aperture (a lower aperture value) provides a shallow depth of 
field, while a narrow aperture (a higher aperture value) provides 
a greater depth of field. The difference between a wide and 
narrow aperture becomes apparent when shooting with optical 
zoom telephoto (page 69).
The following shows the ranges for the aperture setting you can 
configure in the A mode.
*The camera has a built-in ND filter to limit exposure. F9.2 is 
the aperture when the ND filter is being used.Manually Configuring Shutter Speed 
and Aperture Settings
A Mode (Aperture 
Priority AE) You set the aperture manually, and the 
camera sets the applicable shutter speed 
automatically.
S Mode (Shutter 
Speed Priority 
AE)You set the shutter speed manually, and 
the camera sets the applicable aperture 
value automatically.
M Mode (Manual 
Exposure)
You can set the shutter speed and 
aperture manually.Aperture 
(Zoom at 
full wide 
angle) Wider Narrower
F3.4 F4.6/F9.2 *
Focus 
Range Narrow Wide
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1.Set the mode dial to “A”.
2.Press [SET] as many 
times as required to 
select the aperture 
setting and then use 
[W ] and [ X] to set the 
aperture value you 
want.
• You can also use [SET] to 
select the EV shift setting 
and then specify an 
exposure value (EV shift), 
if you want.
3.Half-press the  shutter button.
The camera will focus the image in accordance with your 
setting.
•The shutter speed and aperture value on the monitor 
screen will turn orange when you half-press shutter 
button if the image is over-exposed or under-exposed.
4.When the image is focused, press the shutter 
button the rest of the way to shoot.
A Mode
Aperture EV shift
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■Shooting with Shutter  Speed Priority AE 
(S mode)
With shutter speed priority AE, you set the shutter speed and the 
camera sets the appropriate exposure value automatically. You 
can set the shutter speed that best matches how much your 
subject is moving.
The following shows the ranges for the shutter speed setting you 
can configure in the S mode.
NOTE• Shutter speed priority AE is performed as if the “ISO” 
setting (page 131) is “Auto”, regardless of the current “ISO” 
setting.
1.Set the mode dial to “S”.
2.Press [SET] as many 
times as required to 
select the shutter 
speed setting and 
then use [ W] and [ X] 
to set the speed you 
want.
• You can also use [SET] to 
select the EV shift setting 
and then specify an 
exposure value (EV shift), 
if you want.
Shutter 
Speed Slower Faster
60 seconds 1/800 second
Movement Blurred Frozen
S Mode
Shutter Speed EV shift
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3.Half-press the shutter button.
The camera will focus the image in accordance with your 
setting.
•The shutter speed and aperture value on the monitor 
screen will turn orange when you half-press the shutter 
button if the image is over-exposed or under-exposed.
4.When the image is focu sed, press the shutter 
button the rest of the way to shoot.
■ Shooting with Manual Exposure Settings 
(M mode)
The following shows the ranges for the shutter speed and 
aperture settings you can configure in the M mode.
*The camera has a built-in ND filter to limit exposure. F9.2 is 
the aperture when the ND filter is being used.
NOTE•Manual exposure is performed as if the “ISO” setting (page 
131) is “ISO 64”, regardless of the current “ISO” setting.
Shutter Speed Slower Faster
60 seconds 1/800 second
Movement Blurred Frozen
Aperture (Zoom 
at full wide 
angle) Wider Narrower
F3.4 F4.6/F9.2 *
Focus range Narrow Wide
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1.Set the mode dial to “M”.
2.Press [SET] as many 
times as required to 
select the shutter 
speed setting and 
then use [W] and [ X] 
to set the speed you 
want.
3.Press [SET] as many times as required to 
select the aperture setting and then use [ W] 
and [ X] to set the aperture value you want.
• When using manual focus, you can also use [SET] to 
select “FOCUS” and then use [ W] and [ X] to focus 
manually.
4.Half-press the  shutter button.
The camera will focus the image in accordance with your 
settings.
•The shutter speed and aperture value on the monitor 
screen will turn orange when you press the shutter button 
half way if the image is over-exposed or under-exposed.
5.When the image is focused, press the shutter 
button the rest of the way to shoot.
M Mode
Aperture Shutter Speed
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IMPORTANT!
•You may not be able to achieve the brightness you want 
when shooting an image that is very dark or very bright. If 
this happens, use the M mode (manual exposure) to adjust 
the aperture or shutter speed manually.
• Using slow shutter speeds can cause digital noise to 
appear in the image. Because of this, the camera performs 
a noise reduction process automatically whenever the 
shutter speed is 1/8 second or slower. The slower the 
shutter speed, the greater the possibility that noise will be 
generated in an image. Because of the time required for 
noise reduction, it takes longer to record images shot at 
slower shutter speeds. Do not perform any key operation 
while an image recording operation is in progress.
• At shutter speeds slower than 1/2 second, the brightness of 
the recorded image may not be the same as the brightness 
of the image that appears on the monitor screen.
• Image Blur (page 123) is disabled during in the shutter 
speed priority AE mode and manual exposure mode. You 
can, however, turn on Camera Shake, if you like.
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SHOOTING A MOVIE
Before shooting a movie, you should specify a movie image 
quality setting. Movie image quality is a standard that 
determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie during 
playback. Shooting with the high-quality (HQ) setting will result 
in better image quality, but it also shortens the amount of time 
you can shoot.
•Audio is stereo, except when “LP” image quality is selected, 
when it is monaural.
• Each movie can be up to 10 minutes long. Movie recording 
stops automatically after 10 minutes of recording.
1.In a REC mode, press [MENU].
2.On the “Quality” tab,  select “  Quality” and 
then press [ X].
3.Use [ S] and [ T] to select the  quality setting 
you want and then press [SET].
• The “ ” indicator is on the  monitor screen while “UHQ 
Wide” or “HQ Wide” is selected for the quality setting.
Movie Image Quality
Image Quality 
(pixels)Approximate 
Data RateFrame 
RateAudio
UHQ 640 × 480 6.0 Megabits/
second30 frames/
second
Stereo
UHQ 
Wide 848 × 480 7.2 Megabits/
second 30 frames/
second
Stereo
HQ 640 × 480 3.0 Megabits/
second30 frames/
second
Stereo
HQ 
Wide 848 × 480 3.6 Megabits/
second 30 frames/
second
Stereo
Normal 640 × 480 1.5 Megabits/
second30 frames/
second
Stereo
LP 320 × 240 2.4 Megabits/
second15 frames/
second
Monaural
Image Quality 
(pixels)Approximate 
Data RateFrame 
RateAudio
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