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B1/250: Shutter speed:
2 (2 seconds) to 1/1000 (1/1000 second)
≥ The shutter speed closer to 1/1000 is faster.
≥ To restore automatic settings, press the   button.
≥When setting both the shutter speed and the iris value, set the shutter 
speed and then set the iris value.
≥ When   (SHUTTER),   (APERTURE) or   (MANUAL) are set, 
the following functions are disabled and cannot be used.
j[PANORAMA], [SCENE MODE],  (HDR (Paint)) in [COLOR 
MODE] and Slow Motion Mode
≥ When you allocate a shortcut function ( l103) to the SET button with 
 (SHUTTER),   (APERTURE) or   (MANUAL) set, you can 
change the   (SHUTTER),   (APERTURE) or   (MANUAL) 
setting from the recording screen.
Manual shutter speed adjustment
Manual iris adjustment
≥ Depending on the zoom magnification, there are iris values that are not 
displayed.
≥
When recording with a slow shutter speed, attach the unit to a tripod 
etc. to prevent camera shake.
≥ You may see a band of light around an object that is shining very 
brightly, or is highly reflective.
≥ During normal playback, image movement may not look smooth.
≥ If you record an extremely bright object or record under indoor lighting, 
color and screen brightness may change or a horizontal line may 
appear on the screen. In this case, record in the Intelligent Auto Mode 
or set the shutter speed to 1/60 in areas where the power supply 
frequency is 60 Hz, or 1/100 in areas of 50 Hz.
≥ With a slow shutter speed, you can record in darker locations but may 
find that noise increases in the recorded images.
≥ With burst recording, the shutter speed is faster than 1/30.
≥ With motion picture recording, the shutter speed will be automatically 
set to 1/30 if you set it to a value less than 1/30.
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Setting the focus and recording
Set the focus in accordance with the distance to the subject.
1Select the menu.
2Select the item to set using the SET button and press 
the SET button.
∫ Using manual focus
1 Select   (MANUAL) and press the 
SET button.
≥ The bar for setting the focus appears.
2 Tilt the SET button left or right to set  the focus, and press the SET button.
≥ Set the focus and return to the recording 
screen.
≥When focus is set to   (MANUAL) or   (MACRO), the 
[PANORAMA] and [SCENE MODE] functions are set to   (OFF).
≥ Even with a setting of   (MANUAL) or   (MACRO), if you set the 
[PANORAMA] and [SCENE MODE] to a setting other than   (OFF), 
the focus setting is set to   (AUTO).
≥ When you set the focus to   (MACRO), start with the zoom set to 
Wide (W).
≥ If you register a shortcut function ( l103) to the SET button, you can 
change the focus setting from the recording screen.
≥ In certain cases, it may be difficult to achieve focus automatically.
[MENU]:  
# [FOCUS]  # desired setting
 (AUTO):The focus is set automatically.
 (MANUAL):Adjusts the focus manually when it is difficult 
to achieve focus automatically.
 (MACRO):Select when recording a subject from close 
range.
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Playback using operation icon
For details on the basic playback operations, refer to page 64.
Advanced (Playback)
Playback Operations
Playback 
operationSET button/ Playback displayOperating steps
Fast 
forward/
rewind 
playback During 
Playback Tilt the SET button to the right 
during playback for fast-forward 
playback (tilt to the left for rewind 
playback).
≥
Each tip of the SET button changes 
the playback speed. (Maximum 15 k 
normal speed)
≥ Tilt the SET button in the opposite 
direction during forward winding or 
rewinding to slow the winding speed.
≥ Press the SET button to restore 
normal playback.
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Slow-
motion 
playback During Pause With the playback paused, tilt and 
hold the SET button to the right for 
slow motion playback until release 
(tilt and hold to the left for reverse 
slow motion playback).
≥
Press the SET button to restore 
normal playback.
Frame-
by-frame 
playback
The 
motion 
picture is 
advanced 
one frame 
at a time. With playback paused, tilt the SET 
button to the right (tilt to the left for 
reverse frame-by-frame playback)
≥
Reverse frame-by-frame playback 
will be in 1 second interval ( , 
, , , and ) or 
0.5 second interval ( ).
≥ Press the SET button to restore 
normal playback.
Scroll 
playback During stop/
during pause Press the SET button during the 
display of the panorama still picture
≥
When playing back a horizontal 
panorama still picture, the playback 
scrolls from left to right.
≥ When playing back a vertical 
panorama still picture, the playback 
scrolls from down to up.
≥ Pressing the SET button again to 
pause the scroll playback.
Playback 
operationSET button/ Playback displayOperating steps
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Creating still picture from motion picture
A single frame from the recorded motion picture can be saved as a still 
picture. The picture size of the still picture to be created will differ 
depending on the recording mode of the recorded motion picture.
1Pause at the location to be saved as a still picture 
during the playback.
≥You may find it convenient to use slow motion playback and frame-by-
frame playback here.
2Press the   button fully.
3Select the aspect ratio of the still picture to be saved 
and press the SET button.
* White bands will be recorded at the top and bottom of still pictures.
≥Date the motion picture was recorded will be registered as date of the 
still picture.
≥ Quality will be different from the normal still picture.
≥ When creating a still picture from a recorded motion picture in   
recording mode, [16:9] cannot be selected.
≥ The still picture is saved with a new image number.
Aspect ratioRecording modePicture size
16:9 / 1920k
1080
/ 1280k720
960 k540
4:3 */ *
1920k1440
*/ * 1280k960
* 960k720
640 k480
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Cutting out a section of a panorama still 
picture
You can cut out and save a section of a panorama still picture you have 
recorded.
1Display the panorama still picture.
2Press the SET button to start scroll playback of the 
panorama still picture.
3Press the SET button to pause at the section you 
wish to cut out.
4Press the   button.≥The cut-out still picture is saved with picture size of 1280 k720. 
≥ The date and time of the recording of the panorama still picture are 
stored as the date and time of the cut-out picture.
≥ The cut-out still picture is saved with a new image number.
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Zooming in on a still picture during 
playback (Playback zoom)
You can zoom in on still pictures during playback.
1Operate the zoom button ( /) or zoom lever ( ) to 
side.
≥ You can zoom in to a maximum of 72 k (7200%) 
( ) or 68k  (6800%) ( /
). (The maximum zoom magnification 
differs according to the size of the still picture)
≥ The unit zooms in on the central portion of the image.
≥ If the still picture has been recorded using face detection ( l102), the 
unit zooms in on the detected face.
≥ When you zoom in on a rotated still picture with a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect 
ratio, the still picture before rotation is displayed. With a panorama still 
picture, the rotated picture is displayed. ( l122)
≥ The more a picture is enlarged, the more its quality deteriorates.
2Shift the position of 
the zoomed portion 
using the SET button.
Zooming out from the zoomed still pictureOperate the zoom button ( / ) or zoom lever ( ) 
to  side to zoom out.
Press the SET button to restore the normal display (100%) screen.
∫ Saving the zoomed still picture
Press the   button while zoomed in.
≥The rotation information is retained for the 4:3 and 16:9 rotated still 
pictures. The rotation information is not retained for the panorama still 
picture, but rotated still picture is saved.
≥ In the case of still pictures recorded using face detection, the face 
detection data is not retained.
≥The date and time of the recording of the original still picture are stored 
as the date and time of any picture stored after zooming.
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Changing the playback settings and 
playing back the slide show
≥Set to Playback mode. ( l47)
1Select the item to set using the SET button and press 
the SET button.
*1 These settings are only available when [ALL] or [PICTURE] has 
been selected in [MODE].
*2 This setting is available when any type ([ALL]/[VIDEO]/[PICTURE]) 
has been selected in [MODE]. /
These settings are only available when [ALL] or [PICTURE] has 
been selected in [MODE].
Advanced (Playback)
Various playback functions
[MENU]:   # [SLIDESHOW]  # desired setting
[MODE]:
Select the type ([ALL]/[VIDEO]/[PICTURE]) of the file to play back.
[SLIDES INTERVAL]*1:
Select the display interval for still picture playback.
[EFFECT SETUP]*1:
Select the effects for still picture playback.
[MUSIC SELECT]*2:
Select the music for still picture playback or playback of motion picture 
recorded in Slow Motion Mode. /
Select the music for still picture playback.
[START]:
Start the slide show.
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2(On selecting [MODE])
Select the type of file to play back using the SET 
button and press the SET button.
(On selecting [SLIDES INTERVAL])
Select an item using the SET button and press the 
SET button.
(On selecting [EFFECT SETUP])
Select the desired effect using the SET button and 
press the SET button.
≥[EFFECT SETUP] is disabled for the playback of panorama still 
pictures.
(On selecting [MUSIC SELECT])
Select the desired music using the SET button and 
press the SET button.
≥When you are playing back scenes/audio files, the audio of the scenes/
audio files is played back without music.
Playback of motion pictures recorded in Slow Motion Mode is 
accompanied by music sele cted in [MUSIC SELECT].
3Select [START] using the SET button and press the 
SET button.
≥Panorama still pictures are played back as follows.
jHorizontal panorama still picture: the playback scrolls from left to 
right.
j Vertical panorama still picture: playback scrolls from down to up.
≥ To adjust the volume during a slideshow, operate the volume button 
( / ) or volume lever ( ). ( l66)
≥ During playback, the slideshow will stop if you perform any operation 
except operations on the volume button ( / ) or 
volume lever ( ).
[SHORT]:approx. 1 second
[NORMAL]:approx. 5 seconds
[LONG]:approx. 15 seconds
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Displaying file information
You can display the information of files recorded with the unit.
≥Set to Playback mode. ( l47)
1Using the SET button, select file for which to display 
information.
2Press and hold down the MENU button for 1 second 
or more.
≥To make the information disappear, press the MENU button.
1Recording mode
Recording format
2 Recording start time and date
3 File number
4 Protection setting
5 File size
6 Recording time
7 Recording media
1Picture size
2 Scene mode
3 Color mode
4 IRIS: Aperture
SHUTTER: Shutter speed
EXPOSE: Exposure correction
ISO: ISO sensitivity
5 Recording start time and date
6 File number
7 Protection setting
8 File size
9 Recording media
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