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Recording
Picture Quality/Approximate 
Number of Recordable 
Pictures on an SD Card
Selecting the picture quality.
Press the MENU button, then select 
[PICTURE] 
# [PICT. QUALITY] # 
desired item and press the cursor 
button.
: Still pictures with a high picture quality are 
recorded.
:Priority is given to the number of still 
pictures recorded. Still pictures are 
recorded in normal picture quality.
ªPicture quality and number of 
recordable pictures
≥The number of recordable pictures depends...

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Recording
Various recording functions
You can zoom in up to 12k optically.
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Rotate the mode dial to select  .
Move the zoom lever.
T side:Close-up recording (zoom in)
W side:Wide-angle recording (zoom out)
≥If you take your finger off the zoom lever during 
zoom operation, the operation sound may be 
recorded. When returning the zoom lever to the 
original position, move it quietly.
≥When zooming in while holding this unit by 
hand, we recommend using the image 
stabilizer function. (l59)...

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Recording
The zoom microphone is linked to the zooming 
operation and the sound sensitivity direction 
(directivity) of the microphone changes as you 
zoom. Far away sounds are recorded more 
clearly if you zoom in (close-up) and the 
surrounding sound is recorded with presence if 
you zoom out (wide angle).
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Rotate the mode dial to select  .
Press the MENU button, then select 
[VIDEO] 
# [ZOOM MIC] # [ON] and 
press the cursor button.
≥The zoom microphone function does not work 
with an...

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Recording
Use this function when the light is emanating 
from behind the subject and the subject appears 
dark.
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Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Press the cursor button. Then 
move the cursor button down to 
display the icon shown in the 
illustration.
2Move the cursor button up to 
select [ ].
The image on the screen will become 
brighter.
To return to normal recording
Select [ ] again.
≥If you turn off the power or operate the mode 
dial, the backlight compensation function is...

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Recording
4Press the recording start/stop 
button.
Pause recording. (Fade out)
The image/audio gradually disappears. After the 
image/audio completely disappears, recording 
stops.
≥After recording, the fade setting is canceled.
To cancel fading
Select [ ] again.
The color which appears in fading pictures can 
be selected.
Press the MENU button, then select 
[VIDEO] 
# [FADE COLOR] # 
[WHITE] or [BLACK]
 and press the 
cursor button.
≥If you turn off the power, the fade function is 
canceled....

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Recording
This is more effective if you record a subject 
more closely from the torso up.
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Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Press the cursor button. Then 
move the cursor button down to 
display the icon shown in the 
illustration.
2Move the cursor button left to 
select [ ].
To cancel the soft skin mode
Select [ ] again.
≥If the background or anything else in the scene 
has colors similar to the skin color, they will 
also be smoothed.
≥If the brightness is insufficient, the effect may 
not...

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Recording
You can record still pictures on an SD card using 
the timer.
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Rotate the mode dial to select  .
1Press the cursor button. Then 
move the cursor button down to 
display the icon shown in the 
illustration.
2Move the cursor button up to 
select [
Ø].
Each time the cursor button is pressed up, 
the indication changes by one setting in the 
following order:
[Ø
10] # [Ø2] # setting canceled
Ø
10: Records after 10 seconds
Ø
2: Records after 2 seconds
3Press the PHOTO SHOT button.
A still...

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Recording
≥When [FLASH AUTO] is set, the ambient 
brightness is automatically detected, and 
the flash will activate only when necessary. 
(If the flash is not necessary, the [ßA] 
indicator will not appear when the 
PHOTO SHOT button is pressed halfway.)
≥This function’s default setting is 
[FLASH AUTO].
3Press the PHOTO SHOT button.
The flash is activated and the picture will be 
recorded.
When the flash is not used
Set the flash to [FLASH OFF].
≥Do not block the flash with your hand or by...

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Recording
Reduces the image shaking (jitter) due to hand 
movement when recording.
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Rotate the mode dial to select  .
Press the MENU button, then select 
[BASIC] 
# [O.I.S.] # [ON] and press 
the cursor button.
To cancel the image stabilizer function
Press the MENU button, then select [BASIC] # 
[O.I.S.] # [OFF] and press the cursor button.
≥This function’s default setting is [ON].
≥In still picture recording mode, pressing the 
PHOTO SHOT button halfway increases the 
effect of the image...

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Recording
To cancel the guide line function
Press the MENU button, then select [BASIC] or 
[PLAY SETUP] # [GUIDE LINES] # [OFF] and 
press the cursor button.
≥The guide lines do not appear on the images 
actually recorded.
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Rotate the mode dial to select  .
Press the MENU button, then select 
[VIDEO] 
# [WIND CUT] # [ON] and 
press the cursor button.
To cancel the wind noise reduction 
function
Press the MENU button, then select [VIDEO] # 
[WIND CUT] # [OFF] and press the cursor 
button.
≥This...
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