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3. Recording Modes
 You can easily call up the settings you have registered using [Cust.Set Mem.].
Set the mode dial to [ ]
•The custom set you used last time ([ ], [ ], or [ ]) will be calle d up.
∫To change a custom set 
1Set the mode dial to [ ].
2Press [MENU/SET] to display the menu.
3Press  2/1 to select the custom setting you want to use, and then 
press [MENU/SET].
•Saving of the selected custom settings is displayed on 
the screen.
∫ Changing the settings
Registered contents do not change...

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4.  Picture Quality and Color Tone 
Settings
Adjusting the Picture Quality by Adding an 
Effect 
([Photo Style])
Applicable modes: 
You can select effects to match the type of image you wish to r ecord.
It is possible to adjust the items such as color or picture qua lity of the effect to your desire.
¢This is disabled when Intelligent Auto Plus Mode is selected.
•In Intelligent Auto Plus Mode, the setting will be reset to [St andard] when the camera is 
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∫Adjusting the picture quality
•Picture quality cannot be adjusted in the Intelligent Auto Plus  Mode.
1Press 2/1  to select the type of Photo Style.
2Press  3/4  to select the items, and then press  2/
1  to adjust.
¢1 [Color Tone] is displayed only when [Monochrome] is selected.  In other cases, 
[Saturation] will be displayed.
¢ 2 Displayed only when [Monochrome] is selected.
•If you adjust the picture quality, [ _] is displayed beside the Photo Style...

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Recording Images with Image Effects 
([Filter Settings])
Applicable modes: 
You can apply image effects (filters) that are available for Cr eative Control Mode to images 
in other modes, such as Aperture-Priority AE Mode or Panorama S hot Mode.
•
You can apply image effects that are available for Creative 
Control Mode by performing the same operations as those for 
Creative Control Mode. For information on each image effect, 
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•[Rough Monochrome]/[Silky Monochrome]/[Soft Focus]/[Star Filter]/[Sunshine] are not available 
in Creative Video Mode.
•[Toy Effect]/[Toy Pop]/[Miniature Effect]/[Sunshine] are not av ailable in Panorama Shot Mode.
•The image effects of [Rough Monochrome]/[Silky Monochrome]/[Sof t Focus]/[Star Filter] are not 
visible on the screen when taking panorama pictures. 
•Using [High Key] in Panorama Shot Mode may not be effective in  dimly-lit conditions.
•Using...

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Adjusting Bright/Dark Portions ([Highlight Shadow])
You can adjust the brightness of bright and dark portions on an image while checking the 
brightness on the screen.
1Select the menu. (P57)
2Press  2/1 to select the item.
3Rotate the rear dial to adjust the brightness 
of bright/dark portions.
A Bright portion
B Dark portion
C Preview display
•Each time the rear dial is pressed, the camera 
switches between adjusting bright areas operation, 
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Adjusting the White Balance
Applicable modes: 
In sunlight, under incandescent lights or in other such conditions where the color of white 
takes on a reddish or bluish tinge, this item adjusts to the co lor of white which is closest to 
what is seen by the eye in acc ordance with the light source.
1Press 1 ( ).
2Select the White Balance by rotating the 
rear dial.
[AWB] Automatic adjustment
[V ] When taking pictures outdoors under a clear sky
[Ð ] When...

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¢It will operate as [AWB] during motion picture recording.
3Press the rear dial to set.
•The White Balance is only calculated for subjects within the ra nge of the camera’s flash. (P205)•In Scene Guide Mode, changing the scene or Recording Mode will  return White Balance 
settings (including the White Balance fine adjustment setting)  back to [AWB].
•The setting is fixed to [AWB] in the following cases.–[Backlit Softness]/[Relaxing Tone]/[Distinct...

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∫Auto White Balance
Depending on the conditions prevailing when pictures are taken,  the pictures may take on 
a reddish or bluish tinge. Furthermore, when a multiple number of light sources are being 
used or there is nothing with a color close to white, Auto Whit e Balance may not function 
properly. In a case like this, set the White Balance to a mode other than [AWB].
1 Auto White Balance will work within this range.
2 Blue sky
3 Cloudy sky (Rain)
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Bracket setting is performed based on the adjustment values for the White Balance fine 
adjustment, and 3 pictures with different colors are automatically recorded when the 
shutter button is pressed once.
1Fine-adjust the White Balance in step 2 of “Finely 
adjusting the White Balance” and then perform the 
bracket setting by rotating the rear dial.
Rotating the rear dial to the right:
Horizontal ([A] to [B])
Rotating the rear dial to the left:
Vertical...