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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
Recording a Subject onto an Existing
Background Image (Pre-shot)
Pre-shot helps you get the background you want, even if
you need to ask someone else to record the image for you.
Basically, Pre-shot is a two-step process.
1. You compose the background you want and press the
shutter release button, which causes a semi-transparent
image of the background to remain on the monitor
screen.
2. Ask someone else to record a shot of you against your
original background, telling them...

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “REC” tab, select “REC Mode”, and
then press [].
3.Use [] and [] to select “ BESTSHOT”,
and then press [SET].
4.Use [] and [] to select “Pre-shot”, and then
press [SET].
5.Freeze the background on the monitor screen.
•Though a semi-transparent image of the background
appears on the monitor screen in step 6, the
background image is not saved in memory at this
time.
•The focus, exposure, white balance, zoom, and flash
settings...

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
3.Use [] and [] to
select “
 Movie”,
and then press [SET].
• “Remaining capacity”
shows how many 60-
second movies can still
be recorded to memory.
4.Point the camera at
the subject and then
press the shutter
release button.
• Movie recording
continues for 60
seconds, or until you
stop it by pressing the
shutter release button
again.
• The remaining recording time value counts down on
the monitor screen as you record.
Using the Movie Mode
You can record movies up to 60...

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
•When movie recording is complete, the movie file is
stored in file memory.
•To cancel storage of the movie file, use [] to select
“Delete” while file storage is being performed, and
then press [SET].
 IMPORTANT! 
•The flash does not fire in the Movie mode.
Using the Histogram
You can use the [DISP] button to display a histogram on
the monitor screen. The histogram lets you check exposure
conditions as you record images (page 31). You can also
display the histogram of a...

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
•When the histogram is too far
to the left, it means that there
are too many dark pixels.
This type of histogram results
when the overall image is
dark. A histogram that is too
far to the left may result in
“black out” of the dark areas
of an image.
•When the histogram is too far
to the right, it means that
there are too many light
pixels.
This type of histogram results
when the overall image is
light. A histogram that is too
far to the right may result in
“white out” of the...

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
REC Mode Camera Settings
The following are the settings you can make before
recording an image using a REC mode.
• ISO sensitivity • Grid on/off
• Metering • Image Review on/off
• Color filtering • L/R key setting
• Saturation • Power on default settings
• Contrast • Resetting the camera
• Sharpness
 NOTE 
• You can also configure the settings listed below. See
the referenced pages for more information.
— Size and Quality (page 63)
— White Balance (page 73)
— Flash Intensity...

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
Selecting the Metering Mode
Use the following procedure to specify multi-pattern
metering, spot metering, or center-weighted metering as
the metering mode.
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “REC” tab, select “Metering”, and
then press [].
3.Use [] and [] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET].
 Multi (Multi-pattern):
Multi-pattern metering divides the image
into sections and measures the light in
each section for a balanced exposure
reading. The...

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Using the Filter Function
The camera’s filter function lets you alter the tint of an
image when you record it.
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “REC” tab, select “Filter”, and then
press [].
3.Use [] and [] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET].
•Available filter settings are: Off, B/W, Sepia, Red,
Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Purple
 IMPORTANT! 
•Using the camera’s filter feature produces the same
effect as attaching a color filter to the lens....

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
Specifying Contrast
Use this procedure to adjust the relative difference
between the light areas and dark areas of the image you
are recording.
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “REC” tab, select “Contrast”, and
then press [].
3.Use [] and [] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET].
To get this:
High contrast
Normal contrast
Low contrast
Select this setting:
High
Normal
Low
Specifying Outline Sharpness
Use the following procedure to control the...

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
Turning the On-screen Grid On and Off
You can display gridlines on the monitor screen to help you
compose images and ensure that the camera is straight
when recording.
To do this:
Display the grid
Hide the grid
Select this setting:
On
Off
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “REC” tab, select “Grid”, and then
press [].
3.Use [] and [] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET].
To do this:
Display images on the monitor
screen for about one second...
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