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Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector
Shooting Features
Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation), Vividness, 
and Hue (Creative Slider)
When the shooting mode (A24) is set to A (auto) mode (A36) or continuous 
shooting mode (A50), use the creative slider to adjust brightness (exposure 
compensation), vividness, and hue for taking pictures.
Operating the Creative Slider
1Press the multi selector K(o).
2Press the multi selector J or K to select o, 
G, or F.
3Adjust the brightness, vividness, or hue.
•Use the multi selector as explained below.
-HI: The slider moves. The effect can be adjusted 
while confirming the results in the monitor. The 
effect can also be adjusted by rotating the multi 
selector.
-J K: Switches between brightness (exposure 
compensation), vividness, and hue.
•For more information on each item, see the following:
- “Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)” (A67)
- “Adjusting Vividness (Saturation Adjustment)” (A67)
- “Adjusting Hue (White Balance Adjustment)” (A67)
•To turn off the effects of the creative slider, press J or K to select P, and press the 
k button.
Brightness (Exp. +/-)0.00.0
0.0
Brightness (Exp. +/-)+0.3+0.3
+0.3
Slider
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4When adjustment is complete, press J or K 
to select y and press the k button.
•If the k button (except when P is selected) or the 
shutter-release button is pressed in step 3, the selected 
amount of effect is applied. When the effect is applied, 
the camera returns to the shooting screen.
•If brightness is adjusted, H and the compensation 
value are displayed.
•If vividness is adjusted, a is displayed.
•If hue is adjusted, b is displayed.
5Press the shutter-release button to take a picture.
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CCreative Slider Settings
A(auto) mode and continuous shooting mode share the same settings for brightness (exposure 
compensation), vividness, and hue; these settings are saved in the camera’s memory even when the 
camera is turned off.
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Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector
Shooting Features
Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
Adjust the overall brightness of the image.
•To make the subject brighter, move the slider 
toward “+.”
•To make the subject darker, move the slider toward 
“–.”
CUsing the Histogram
A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. Use as a guide when using 
exposure compensation and shooting without the flash.
•The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to 
the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels.
•Increasing exposure compensation shifts tone distribution to the right, and decreasing it shifts 
tone distribution to the left.
Adjusting Vividness (Saturation Adjustment)
Adjust the overall vividness of the image.
•Vividness increases as the slider is moved up. 
Vividness decreases as the slider is moved down.
Adjusting Hue (White Balance Adjustment)
Adjust the overall hue of the image.
•The overall image becomes more reddish as the 
slider is moved up. The overall image becomes more 
bluish as the slider is moved down.
Brightness (Exp. +/-)0.00.0
0.0
Exposure 
compensation 
valueHistogram
Slider
Vividness
Slider
Hue
Slider
BNotes About White Balance Adjustment
When hue is adjusted using the creative slider, White balance in the shooting menu (A37) 
cannot be set. To set White balance, select P in the creative slider setting screen to reset the 
brightness, vividness, and hue.
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Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector
Shooting Features
Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
When the shooting mode (A24) is set to scene mode (A39) or special effects 
mode (A53), you can adjust the brightness (exposure compensation).
1Press the multi selector K(oexposure 
compensation).
2Use the multi selector to select a 
compensation value.
•To make the subject brighter, apply positive (+) 
exposure compensation.
•To make the subject darker, apply negative (–) 
exposure compensation.
3Press the k button to apply the 
compensation value.
•If you do not press the k button within a few seconds, 
the setting will be applied and the menu will disappear.
•When an exposure compensation value other than 0.0 
is applied, the value is displayed with the H indicator in 
the monitor.
4Press the shutter-release button to shoot.
•To reset exposure compensation, repeat from step 1 and set the value to 0.0.
+0.3
Exposure compensation+0.3+0.3
Histogram
Exposure compensation 
value
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CNotes About Exposure Compensation Value
When using the Fireworks show (A48) scene mode, exposure compensation is not available.
CHistogram
See “Using the Histogram” (A67) for more information.
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Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector
Shooting Features
Default Settings
Default settings for each shooting mode are described below.
•Information about scene mode can be found on the next page.
1You can turn the self-timer and smile timer (A61) on and off.2The setting cannot be changed.3Self-timer cannot be used. You can turn the smile timer continuous (A61) on and off.
•Settings applied in A (auto) mode and continuous shooting mode are saved in 
the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off, except for the self-
timer setting.
Flash
(A56)Self-timer
(A59)Macro
(A64)Creative 
slider 
(A65)Exposure 
compensation
(A68)
A (auto)UOff1Off Off –
V (continuous)W2Off3Off Off –
u 
(special effects)WOff Off – 0.0
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Default settings for scene mode are described below.
1U (auto) or W (off) can be selected. When U (auto) is selected, the camera 
automatically selects the flash mode appropriate for the scene it has selected.
2The setting cannot be changed.3Flash is fixed at X (fill flash) when HDR is set to Off, and is fixed at W (off) when HDR is set 
to other than Off.
4Self-timer cannot be used. You can turn the pet portrait auto release (A43) on and off.5You can turn the self-timer and smile timer (A61) on and off.6The flash fires using red-eye reduction.7Slow sync with red-eye reduction flash mode may be used. The default setting can be 
modified.
8Can be changed when using Panorama assist.9Self-timer can be used when using Panorama assist.
Flash
(A56)Self-timer
(A59)Macro
(A64)Exposure 
compensation
(A65)
x (A40)U
1Off Off20.0
j (A41)W2Off Off20.0
W (A42)X3Off Off20.0
O (A43)W2Y4Off 0.0
b (A44)VOff5Off20.0
c (A44)W2Off Off20.0
d (A45)W2Off2Off20.0
e (A45)V6Off5Off20.0
f (A46)V7Off Off20.0
Z (A46)UOff Off 0.0
z (A46)UOff Off 0.0
h (A46)W
2Off Off20.0
i (A46)W2Off Off20.0
k (A47)WOff On20.0
u (A47)W2Off On20.0
l (A48)W2Off Off 0.0
m (A48)W2Off2Off20.02
n (A48)WOff Off 0.0
p (A49)W8Off9Off80.0
CFeatures That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously
Some settings cannot be used with other functions (A73).
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Shooting Features
Changing the Image Size (Image Mode)
You can use the Image mode setting in the shooting menu to select the 
combination of image size and compression ratio that is used when saving images.
Select the image mode best suited to the manner in which images will be used 
and the capacity of the internal memory or memory card. The higher the image 
mode setting, the larger the size at which it can be printed, but the number of 
images that can be saved is reduced.
Image Mode Settings (Image Size and Quality)
* The total number of pixels captured, and the number of pixels captured horizontally and 
vertically.
Example: P 4608×3456 = approx. 16 megapixels, 4608 × 3456 pixels
The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting and 
playback modes (A6, 8).
Enter shooting mode M d button M Shooting menu M Image mode
Option*Description
Q 4608×3456PImages will be higher quality than P. The compression ratio is 
approximately 1:4.
P 4608×3456 
(default setting)
Best choice in most situations. The compression ratio is 
approximately 1:8. I 4000×3000
R 3264×2448
L 2592×1944
M 2048×1536Smaller size than P, I, R, or L allows more images to be saved. 
The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
N 1024×768Suited to display on a computer monitor. The compression ratio is 
approximately 1:8.
O 640×480Suited to display on a TV with an aspect ratio of 4:3, or distribution 
by e-mail. The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
l 4608×2592Images with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are saved. The compression 
ratio is approximately 1:8.
CNotes About Image Mode
•The setting is also applied to other shooting modes.
•Some settings cannot be used with other functions (A73).
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Changing the Image Size (Image Mode)
Shooting Features
CNumber of Exposures Remaining
The following table lists the approximate number of images that can be saved in the internal 
memory and on a 4 GB memory card. Note that due to JPEG compression, the number of images 
that can be saved varies greatly depending on the composition of the image. In addition, this 
number may vary depending on the make of memory card, even when the memory cards have the 
same specified capacity.
1If the number of exposures remaining is 10,000 or more, the number of exposures 
remaining display shows “9999”.
2Print size at an output resolution of 300 dpi. Print sizes are calculated by dividing the 
number of pixels by printer resolution (dpi) and multiplying by 2.54 cm (1 in.). However, at 
the same image size, images printed at higher resolutions will print smaller than the size 
indicated, and those printed at lower resolutions will print larger than the size indicated.
Image modeInternal memory 
(approx. 89 MB)Memory card1 
(4 GB)Print size2 (cm/in.)
Q 4608×3456P11 470 39 × 29/15 × 11
P 4608×345619 840 39 × 29/15 × 11
I 4000×300026 1110 34 × 25/13 × 10
R 3264×244839 1650 28 × 21/11 × 8
L 2592×194461 2560 22 × 16/8.5 × 6.5
M 2048×153696 4020 17 × 13/7 × 5
N 1024×768299 12000 9 × 7/3.5 × 2.5
O 640×480813 30100 5 × 4/2 × 1.5
l 4608×259226 1120 39 × 22/15 × 8.6
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Shooting Features
Features That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously
Some shooting settings cannot be used with other functions.
Restricted 
functionSettingDescription
Self-timerAF area mode (A37)When AF area mode is set to Subject 
tracking, self-timer cannot be used.
ContinuousSmile timer continuous 
(A61)Smile timer continuous is used for shooting 
regardless of the Continuous setting.
Macro modeAF area mode (A37)When AF area mode is set to Subject 
tracking, macro mode cannot be used.
Image modeContinuous (A50)When using Pre-shooting cache, image 
mode is fixed at M.
When using Continuous H: 120 fps, 
image mode is fixed at O. When using 
Continuous H: 60 fps, image mode is 
fixed at M (image size: 1280×960 pixels). 
When using Multi-shot 16, image mode is 
fixed at L(image size: 2560×1920 pixels).
White balanceHue (using the creative 
slider) (A65)When hue is adjusted using the creative 
slider, White balance in the shooting 
menu cannot be set. To set White balance, 
select P in the creative slider setting 
screen to reset the brightness, vividness, 
and hue.
ISO sensitivityContinuous (A50)When shooting with Pre-shooting cache, 
Continuous H: 120 fps, Continuous H: 
60 fps, or Multi-shot 16, the ISO 
sensitivity setting is automatically set 
according to the brightness.
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AF area modeSelf-timer (A59)When using Target finding AF, if you use 
the self-timer, the camera functions as 
when AF area mode is set to Auto.
Smile timer, smile timer 
continuous (A61)Face detection is used regardless of the AF 
area mode setting.
Creative slider (A65)When using Target finding AF, if vividness 
or hue is adjusted using the creative slider, 
the camera functions as when AF area 
mode is set to Auto.
White balance (A37)When using Target finding AF, if White 
balance is set to any setting other than 
Auto, the camera functions as when AF 
area mode is set to Auto.
Autofocus modeSmile timer, smile timer 
continuous (A61)When using smile timer or smile timer 
continuous, Autofocus mode is fixed at 
Single AF.
AF area mode (A37)When AF area mode is set to Face 
priority, AF area mode is fixed at Single 
AF.
Print dateContinuous (A50)When shooting with Pre-shooting cache, 
Continuous H: 120 fps, or Continuous H: 
60 fps, the shooting date is not imprinted.
Vibration reduction
Night landscape (A41)When Vibration reduction is set to 
Tripod, it changes to Off.
Night portrait (A45)When Vibration reduction is set to 
Tripod, it changes to Off.
Motion detectionISO sensitivity (A37)When ISO sensitivity is fixed, Motion 
detection is disabled.
AF area mode (A37)When AF area mode is set to Subject 
tracking, Motion detection is disabled.
Digital zoomSmile timer, smile timer 
continuous (A61)Digital zoom cannot be used.
AF area mode (A37)When AF area mode is set to Subject 
tracking, digital zoom cannot be used.
Continuous (A50)When using Multi-shot 16, digital zoom 
cannot be used.
Restricted 
functionSettingDescription
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