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When taking pictures of people outdoors during the day, this mode enables the texture of 
their skin to appear even softer than with [Portrait]. (It is effective when taking pictures of 
people from the chest up.)
∫ Technique for Soft Skin Mode
To make this mode more effective:
1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele.
2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.
Note
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If a part of the background etc. is a color close to skin color, this part is also smoothed.•This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness.
Subject can be recorded either  slim or stretched, and at the same time, skin can be 
recorded smoothly.
∫ Setting the level of transform
Select the level of transform.
Note
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The picture size is fixed to 3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2), 2M (16:9) or 2.5M (1:1).•Do not use the material against the public order and morals, or to offend someone.
Select this to take pictures of yourself.
∫ Technique for Self Portrait Mode
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Press the shutter button halfway to focus. The self-timer indicator 
lights up when you are brought into focus. Making sure you hold 
the camera still, press the shutter button fully to take the picture.
•The subject is not focused when the self-timer indicator is 
blinking. Make sure to press the shutter button halfway again to 
focus.
•If the picture is blurry due to the slow shutter speed, we 
recommend using the 2 second self-timer.
[Soft Skin]
[Transform]
[Self Portrait]
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This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape.
You can take pictures with connections suitable for creating panorama images.
∫Setting the recording direction
1Touch the direction to take picture.
2Touch [OK].
•The horizontal/vertical guideline will be displayed.3Take the picture.
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You can retake the picture by selecting [Retake].
4Touch [Next].
•Part of the recorded image is displayed as a transparent image.
5Take picture after moving the camera horizontally or 
vertically so the transparent image overlaps.
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When taking the third and later pictures, repeat steps 4 and 5.
6Touch [Exit].
Note
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The focus, zoom, exposure, White Balance, shutter speed and ISO sensitivity are fixed to the 
settings for the first picture.
•We recommend using a tripod. When it is dark, we recommend using the self-timer for taking 
pictures.
•Shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds.•The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal 
processing. This is not a malfunction.
•The recorded images can be combined into panorama pictures using the software 
“ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” on the CD-ROM (supplied).
[Scenery]
[Panorama Assist]
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Set here when you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events.Note
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Shutter speed may slow down up to 1 second.•This mode is suitable for taking pictures of subjects at distances of 5 m (16.4 feet) or more.
This allows you to take pictures of a  person and the background with near real-life 
brightness.
∫ Technique for Night Portrait Mode
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Use the flash. (You can set to [ ].)•Ask the subject not to move while taking a picture.
Note
•We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.•Shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds.•The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal 
processing. This is not a malfunction.
•Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.
This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape.
Note
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We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.•Shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds.•The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal 
processing. This is not a malfunction.
•Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.
This mode allows you to record multiple pict ures of night scenes at high speed, which are 
all combined to make a single picture. It will reduce the jitter and noise from the picture 
even when recording with the camera in your hand.
Note
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Do not move the camera while recording pictures continuously.•Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places or take pictures of moving 
subjects.
[Sports]
[Night Portrait]
[Night Scenery]
[Handheld Night Shot]
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This mode allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by 
the ambient light in restaurants etc.
Select this mode when you want to take pictures at a wedding reception or an indoor party 
etc. This allows you to take pictures of people and the background with near real-life 
brightness.
∫ Technique for Party Mode
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Use the flash. (You can set to [ ] or [ ].)•We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.•We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide (1 k) and being about 1.5 m (4.92 feet) from 
the subject when taking pictures.
This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle-lit atmosphere.
∫ Technique for Candle Light Mode
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This is more effective when taking pictures without using the flash.
Note
•We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.•Shutter speed may slow down up to 1 second.
[Food]
[Party]
[Candle Light]
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This takes pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When you use the flash, the light 
from it is weaker than usual.
It is possible to set different birthdays and names for [Baby1] and [Baby2]. You can select 
to have these appear at the time of playback, or have them stamped on the recorded 
image using [Text Stamp]  (P117).
∫ Birthday/Name setting
1Touch [Age] or [Name].
2Touch [SET].3Enter the birthday or name.
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When the birthday or name is set, [Age] or [Name] is automatically set to [ON].•If [ON] is selected when the birthday or name has not been registered, the setting screen 
appears automatically.
4Touch [Exit] to finish.
∫ To cancel [Age] and [Name]
Select the [OFF] setting in step 
2.
Note
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The age and name can be printed out using the “ PHOTOfunSTUDIO ” bundled software on the 
CD-ROM (supplied).
•If [Age] or [Name] is set to [OFF] even when the birthday or name has been set, the age or 
name will not be displayed.
•Shutter speed may slow down up to 1 second.
[Baby1]/[Baby2]
Birthday: Touch [ 3]/[4 ] for each item to set year/month/day, and touch [Set].
Name: For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” on  P84.
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Select this mode when you want to take pictures of a pet such as a dog or a cat.
You can set your pet’s birthday and name.
For information about [Age] or [Name], refer to [Baby1]/[Baby2] on P75.
Select this mode when you want to take pictures of a sunset view. This allows you to take 
vivid pictures of the red color of the sun.
This mode minimizes the jitter of the subjects , and enables you to take pictures of these 
subjects in dimly lit rooms.
∫ Picture size and aspect ratio
Select the picture size of 3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2), 2M (16:9) or 2.5M (1:1).
[Pet]
[Sunset]
[High Sens.]
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Still pictures are taken continuously with flash. It is convenient to take continuous still 
pictures in dark places.
∫Picture size and aspect ratio
Select the picture size of 3M (4:3), 2.5M (3:2), 2M (16:9) or 2.5M (1:1).
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Still pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed fully.
Note
•The focus, zoom, exposure, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, and flash level are fixed to the 
settings for the first picture.
•Number of recordable pictures will be fixed to 5 pictures when the self-timer is used.
This allows you to take vivid pictur es of a starry sky or a dark subject.
∫ Setting the shutter speed
Select a shutter speed of [15 sec.] or [30 sec.].
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Press the shutter button fully to display the countdown screen. Do not move the camera after 
this screen is displayed. When countdown finishes, [Please wait...] is displayed for the same 
length of time as the set shutter speed for signal processing.
∫ Technique for Starry Sky Mode
•The shutter opens for 15 or 30 seconds. Be sure to use a tripod. We also recommend taking 
pictures with the self-timer.
This mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky.
∫ Technique for Fireworks Mode
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Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod.
Note
•This mode is most effective when the subject is 10 m (32.8 feet) or more away.•The shutter speed is fixed to 1/4th of a second or 2 seconds.•You can change the shutter speed by compensating the exposure.
[Flash Burst]
Number of recordable 
pictures max. 5 pictures
[Starry Sky]
[Fireworks]
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This allows you to take even more vivid pictures of the blue color of the sea, sky etc. It also 
prevents underexposure of people under strong sunlight.
Note
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Do not touch the camera with wet hands.•Problems caused by sand, seawater and fresh water are not covered by the product warranty.
This allows you to take pictures that show t he snow as white as possible at a ski resort or 
a snow-covered mountain.
This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window.
∫ Technique for Aerial Photo Mode
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We recommend using this technique if it is difficult to focus when taking pictures of clouds etc. 
Aim the camera at something with high contrast, press the shutter button halfway to fix the 
focus and then aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter button fully to take the 
picture.
Picture is taken darker and with soft focus around the subjects.
Note
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Face Detection may not operate normally in the dark areas around the edges of the screen.
Picture is taken with a grainy texture as though blasted with sand.
[Beach]
[Snow]
[Aerial Photo]
[Pin Hole]
[Film Grain]
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You can use this mode to easily record pictures in which bright and dark regions of the 
scene are expressed with suitable brightness w hen looking into the sun, at night, or in 
similar circumstances.
∫ Setting the effect
Note
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Compensation effect may not be achieved depending on the conditions.•When it is dark, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for taking pictures.•Shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds.•The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal 
processing. This is not a malfunction.
•LCD screen noise may be more visible than during normal recording due to brightness 
compensation of the darker areas.
Record the image with a frame around it.
∫ Setting the frame
Select from 3 types of frames.
Note
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The picture size is fixed to 5M (4:3).•The color of the frame displayed on the screen and the color of the frame around the actual 
image may differ, but this is not a malfunction.
[High Dynamic]
[ ] ([Standard]): Natural color effect
[ ] ([Art]): Eye-catching effect which emphasises contrast and color
[ ] ([B/W]): Black and white effect
[Photo Frame]
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Applicable modes: 
RecordingTaking a Picture with Face Recognition Function
Face Recognition is a function which finds a face resembling a registered face and 
prioritizes focus and exposure automatically.  Even if the person is located towards the 
back or on the end of a line in a group photo, the camera can still take a clear picture.
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The following functions will also work with the Face Recognition 
function.
In Recording Mode
–Display of corresponding name when camera detects a registered 
face¢  (if name has been set for the registered face)In Playback Mode
–Display of name and age (if information has been registered)–Selective playback of pictures chosen from pictures registered with Face Recognition 
([Category Selection] in [Filtering Play]).
¢ Names of up to 3 people are displayed. Precedence for the names displayed when taking 
pictures is determined according to the order of registration.
Note
•During the Burst Mode, [Face Recog.] picture information can be attached to only the first 
picture.
•[Face Recog.] does not guarantee secure recognition of a person.•Face Recognition may take more time to select and recognize distinctive facial features than 
regular Face Detection.
•Even when Face Recognition information has been registered, pictures taken with [Name] set 
to [OFF] will not be categorized by Face Recognition in [Category Selection] ([Filtering Play]).
•Even when Face Recognition information is changed (P83) , Face Recognition 
information for the pictures already taken will not be changed.
For instance, if the name is changed, pictures recorded before the change will not be 
categorized by Face Recognition in [Category Selection] ([Filtering Play]).
•To change the name information of the pictures taken, perform the [Replace] in [Face Rec Edit] 
(P126) .
•[Face Recog.] cannot be used in the following cases.–When recording in 3D–In [Transform], [Panorama Assist], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot], [Food], 
[Flash Burst], [Starry Sky], [Fireworks], [Aerial Photo] or [Film Grain] in Scene Mode
–When recording motion pictures
[Face Recog.] is initially set to [Off] on the camera.
[Face Recog.] will turn [On] automatically when the face image is registered.
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