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•We recommend using the remote shutter (DMW-RSL1: optional) when you want to keep the 
shutter button pressed fully while taking pictures in Burst Mode. Refer to P312 for information 
about the remote shutter.
•When the burst speed is set to [SH] or [H] (when [Focus Mode] is [AFS] or [MF]), the exposure 
and White Balance are fixed at the settings used for the first picture for the subsequent pictures 
as well. Depending on the brightness of the subject, the second picture and subsequent 
pictures may be brighter or darker. When the bu rst speed is set to [H] (when [Focus Mode] is 
[AFF] or [AFC]), [M] or [L], they are adjusted each time you take a picture.
•Since the shutter speed becomes slower in dark places, the burst speed (pictures/second) may 
become slower.
•Depending on the operating conditions, it may take time to take the next picture if you repeat 
the recording of pictures.
•It may take time to save pictures taken in Burst Mode on the card. If you take pictures 
continuously while saving, the maximum number of recordable pictures decreases. For 
continuous shooting, use of a high speed memory card is recommended.
Not available in these cases:
•
The Burst Mode is disabled in the following cases.
–[Glistening Water]/[Glittering Illuminations]/ [Soft Image of a Flower] (Scene Guide Mode)–[Miniature Effect]/[Soft Focus]/[Star Filter]/[Sunshine] (Creative Control Mode)–When White Balance Bracket is set
–When recording motion pictures–When recording using the flash–When [HDR] is set to [ON]
–[Multi Exp.]–When using [Time Lapse Shot]
–In [Stop Motion Animation]  (only when [Auto Shooting]  is set)•In the following cases, [ SH ] in Burst Mode cannot be used.–When [Quality] is set to [ ], [ ] or [ ]
–When using [Stop Motion Animation]
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Taking Pictures using Auto Bracket
Applicable modes: 
Maximum of 7 pictures will be recorded with different exposure settings following the 
Exposure Compensation range every time the shutter button is pressed.
With Auto Bracket
[Step]: [3 •1/3], [Sequence]: [0/ s/r ]
1Press  4 () .
2Select the Auto Bracket icon ([ ], etc.), and 
then touch [More settings].
3Touch the step.
4Focus on the subject and take a picture.
•If you press and hold the shutter button, the number of 
pictures that you set is taken.
•The Auto Bracket indication blinks until the number of 
pictures that you set is taken.
•The picture count is reset to [0] if you change the Auto Bracket setting or turn the 
camera off before all the pictures that you set are taken. 
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∫Canceling the Auto Bracket
Select  [ ] (single picture recording) or [ ] from among the drive modes. 
(P178)
∫ Changing the settings for [Single/Burst Settings], [Step] and [Sequence] in Auto 
Bracket
1Select [Auto Bracket] in the [Rec] menu.  (P43)
2Touch [Single/Burst Settings], [Step] or [Sequence].3Touch the setting.
•
You can take one picture at a time when set to [ ].
•You can continuously take pictures up to set numbers when set to [ ].•Exit the menu after it is set.
•When taking pictures using Auto Bracket after setting the Exposure Compensation range, the 
pictures taken are based on the selected Exposure Compensation range.
Not available in these cases:
•
The exposure may be compensated incorrectly, depending on the brightness of the subject.
•Auto Bracket is disabled in the following cases.–[Glistening Water]/[Glittering Illuminations]/ [Soft Image of a Flower] (Scene Guide Mode)–[Miniature Effect]/[Soft Focus]/[Star Filter]/[Sunshine] (Creative Control Mode)
–When White Balance Bracket is set.–When recording motion pictures–When recording using the flash
–When [HDR] is set to [ON]–[Multi Exp.]–When using [Time Lapse Shot]
–In [Stop Motion Animation]  (only when [Auto Shooting]  is set)
ItemSettingsItemSettings
[Single/Burst 
Settings] [ ] (single)[Sequence]
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[] (burst) [` /0/ _]
[Step] [3•1/3] (3 pictures)
[3•2/3] (3 pictures)
[3•1] (3 pictures)
[5•1/3] (5 pictures)
[5•2/3] (5 pictures)
[5•1] (5 pictures)
[7•1/3] (7 pictures)
[7•2/3] (7 pictures)
[7•1] (7 pictures)
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Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Applicable modes: 
1Press 4 ().
2Select the self-timer icon ([ ], etc.), and 
then touch [More settings].
3Touch the time setting for the self-timer.
ItemDescription of settings
Picture is taken 10 seconds  after shutter is pressed.
After 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 seconds intervals.
Picture is taken 2 seconds after shutter is pressed.
•When using a tripod, etc., this setting is a convenient way to avoid the jitter 
caused by pressing the shutter button.
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4Press the shutter button halfway to focus and 
then press it fully to take the picture.
•A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into 
focus. Focus and exposure will be set when the shutter 
button is pressed halfway.
•If you want to press the shutter button fully to take a 
picture even when the subject is not focused, set [Focus/Release Priority] in the 
[Custom] menu to [RELEASE]. (P170)
•The self-timer indicator A blinks and the shutter is 
activated after 10 seconds (or 2 seconds).
•When [ ] is selected, the self-timer indicator blinks 
again after the first and the second pictures are taken and 
the shutter is activated 2 seconds after it blinks.
∫ Canceling the self-timer
Select  [ ] (single picture recording) or [ ] from among the drive modes. 
(P178)
•
It is also possible to cancel by turning off this unit.
•Time setting for the self timer can also be set by [Self Timer] in the [Rec] menu.
•Depending on the recording conditions, the  recording interval may become more than 
2 seconds when [ ] is selected.
•The flash output may vary slightly when the [ ] is selected.
Not available in these cases:
•
It cannot be set to [ ] in the following conditions.–When White Balance Bracket is set–[Multi Exp.]
•Self-timer is disabled in the following cases.–When recording motion pictures–When using [Time Lapse Shot]
–In [Stop Motion Animation]  (only when [Auto Shooting]  is set)
Canceling/not canceling the self-timer when this unit is turned off
[MENU] >[Custom] >[Self Timer Auto Off] >[ON]/[OFF]
•
At the time of purchase, this is set to [ON], so  the self-timer will be canceled if this unit is 
turned off.
•We recommend using a tripod when recording with the self-timer.
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Using the [Rec] Menu
For details on [Rec] menu settings, refer to P43.
•
[Photo Style], [Focus Mode], [Metering Mode], [i.Dynamic], [i.Resolution] and [Digital Zoom] are 
common to both the [Rec] menu and [Motion Picture] menu. Changing these settings in one of 
these menus is reflected in other menu.
Applicable modes: 
6 effects can be selected to match the image you wish to record. It is possible to adjust the 
items such as color or picture quality of the effect to your desire.
¢ This is disabled when Intelligent Auto (  or  ) Mode is selected.
•In Intelligent Auto (  or  ) Mode, the setting will be reset to [Standard] when the camera is 
switched to another Recording Mode or this unit is turned on and off.
•In Scene Guide Mode, a photo style which matches each scene is fixed.
[Photo Style]
SettingsDescription of settings
 [Standard]This is the standard setting.
 [Vivid]¢Brilliant effect with high saturation and contrast.
 [Natural]¢Soft effect with low saturation.
 [Monochrome]Monochrome effect with no color shades.
 [Scenery]¢An effect appropriate for sceneries with vivid blue skies and 
greens.
 [Portrait]¢An effect appropriate for portraits with a healthy and beautiful 
skin tone.
 [Custom]¢Use the setting registered in advance.
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∫Adjusting the picture quality
•Picture quality cannot be adjusted in the Intelligent Auto (  or  ) Mode.
1Touch [ ]/[ ] to select the type of Photo Style.
•In Scene Guide Mode, you cannot select the photo style.
2Touch the items.
3Drag the slide bar to adjust.
•
Registered settings are memorized even if the camera is turned off.•If you adjust the picture quality, [ _] is displayed beside the Photo Style icon on the screen.
•Color can be changed by [Saturation] when [Monochrome] is selected.
4Touch [Custom setting].
•Confirmation screen is displayed. It is executed when [Yes] is selected.
•Setting can be registered in [Custom].
ItemEffect
 [Contrast]
[r ] Increases the difference between the brightness and the 
darkness in the picture.
[
s ] Decreases the difference between the brightness and the 
darkness in the picture.
 [Sharpness][
r ] The picture is sharply defined.
[s ] The picture is softly focused.
 [Saturation][r ] The colors in the picture become vivid.
[s ] The colors in the picture become natural.
 [Noise Reduction]
[r ] The noise reduction effect is enhanced. Picture resolution 
may deteriorate slightly.
[
s ] The noise reduction effect is reduced. You can obtain 
pictures with higher resolution.
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Applicable modes: 
This allows you to select the aspect ratio of the pictures to suit printing or the playback 
method.
•
The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing so check before printing.  (P345)
Applicable modes: 
Set the number of pixels. The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the 
pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets.
•
When [Ex. Tele Conv.]  (P133) is set, [ ] is displayed on the picture sizes of each aspect ratio 
except for [L].
•The picture size will be fixed to [S] when [Burst Rate] is set to [SH].
[Aspect Ratio]
SettingsDescription of settings
[4:3] [Aspect Ratio] of a 4:3 TV
[3:2][Aspect Ratio] of a 35 mm film camera
[16:9] [Aspect Ratio] of a high-definition TV, etc.
[1:1]Square aspect ratio
[Picture Size]
When the aspect ratio is [4:3]. When the aspect ratio is [3:2].
SettingsImage sizeSettingsImage size
[L] (16M)4608k3456[L] (14M) 4608k3072
[ M] (8M) 3264k2448[ M] (7M) 3264k2176
[ S] (4M) 2336k1752[ S] (3.5M) 2336k1560
When the aspect ratio is [16:9]. When the aspect ratio is [1:1].
SettingsImage sizeSettingsImage size
[L] (12M)4608k2592[L] (12M) 3456k3456
[ M] (6M) 3264k1840[ M] (6M) 2448k2448
[ S] (2M) 1920k1080[ S] (3M) 1744k1744
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Applicable modes: 
Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored.
¢1 If you delete a RAW file from the camera, the corresponding JPEG image will also be 
deleted.
¢ 2 It is fixed to maximum recordable pixels ([L]) for each image aspect ratio.
•You can enjoy more advanced picture editing if you use RAW files. You can save RAW files in a 
file format (JPEG, TIFF etc.) that can be displayed on your PC etc., develop them and edit them 
using the software “SILKYPIX Developer Studio” by Ichikawa Soft Laboratory on the CD-ROM 
(supplied).
•[ ] images are recorded with a smaller data volume than [ ] or [ ].
Not available in these cases:
•
The following effects are not reflected in RAW images:
–[Photo Style]/[i.Dynamic]/[Red-Eye Removal]/[i.Resolution]/[Color Space] ([Rec] menu)–Scene Guide Mode–Creative Control Mode
•In the following case, [ ], [ ], and [ ] cannot be set.–When using Panorama Shot Mode
•Refer to P162 for details.
[Quality]
SettingsFile formatDescription of settings
[ A ]
JPEG A JPEG image in which image quality was given priority.[
› ] A standard image quality JPEG image.
This is useful for increasing the number of shots without 
changing the number of pixels.
[]RAW
iJPEG You can record a RAW image and a JPEG image ([
A] or 
[ › ]) simultaneously.¢1[]
[]RAW
You can only record RAW images.¢2
[Focus Mode]
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Applicable modes: 
Type of optical measurement to measure brightness can be changed.
•
Refer to P179 for details.
•Refer to P183 for details.
•Refer to P184 for details.
[Metering Mode]
SettingsDescription of settings
[]
(Multiple) This is the method in which the camera measures the most suitable 
exposure by judging the allocation of brightness on the whole screen 
automatically. Usually, we recommend using this method.
[]
(Center weighted)This is the method used to focus on the subject on the center of the 
screen and measure the whole screen evenly.
[]
(Spot)
This is the method to measure the subject in the 
spot metering target A
.
[Burst Rate]
[Auto Bracket]
[Self Timer]
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