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A Variety of Shooting Techniques
Using the ADJ. (Adjust) Button
The ADJ. button allows exposure correction, white balancing, and 
ISO sensitivity setting by fewer operations. Two types of functions 
other than exposure control and white balance can be assigned to 
the ADJ. button. If a frequently used function is registered, they can 
be set easily by fewer button operations.
Settings Using the ADJ. Button
The settings that can be made with the ADJ. button differ between SCENE 
mode and Movie mode.
Reference
• Exposure Comp, see P.80.
• White Balance, see P.81.
• Text Density, see P.86.
• For how to set a function to the ADJ. button, see P.115.
Still Image Mode ISO sensitivity, image quality (image quality/size), multi AF/spot 
AF/MF (focus), SHARP (sharpness), photometry, auto bracket 
shooting, multi-shot shooting, image with sound 
Movie Mode White Balance
Scene Mode (Text Mode) Density
Scene Mode (other than Text Mode) Exposure control, white balance
Use the SETUP menu to register a function to the ADJ button (P.115).
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Shooting Setting Menu
The Shooting Setting menu enables you to shoot pictures by setting the items 
listed in the table below.
*Among the choices listed in the table below, default values at purchase are enclosed in [ ].
Note
The SETUP menu can be accessed from within the Shooting Setting menu. For details, see 
P. 11 0 .
Reference
For the list of Shooting Setting menu items in Movie and Scene Modes, see P.171.
SettingOptionRefer to
PIC QUALITY/SIZE F2592(5M), N2592(5M), F3:2(5M), F2048(3M), N2048(3M), 
F1280(1M), [N1280(1M)], N640(VGA)P. 6 2
FOCUS [MULTI AF], SPOT AF, MF, SNAP, AP. 6 6
PHOTOMETRY [MULTI], CENTER, SPOT P.69
SHARPNESS SHARP, [NORMAL], SOFT P.70
CONT. MODE [OFF], CONT, SCONT, MCONT P.89
COLOR DEPTH [NORMAL], VIVID, NEUTRAL, B&W P.71
AUTO BRACKET [OFF], ON, WB-BKT P.72
TIME EXPOSURE [OFF], 1, 2, 4, 8 seconds P.75
INTERVAL [0 s], 5 seconds to 3 hours P.76
IMAGE WITH SOUND [OFF], ON P.78
DATE IMPRINT [OFF], DATE, TIME P.79
EXPOSURE COMP. -2.0 to +2.0 P.80
WHITE BALANCE
[AUTO], (Daylight),  (Overcast),  (Tungsten light), 
(Tungsten light 2),  (Fluorescent light), 
(Manual Settings)P. 8 1
ISO SETTING [AUTO], ISO64, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800 P.83
SLOW SHUTTER LMT OFF, 1/2, 1/4, [1/8] P.84
RESTORE DEFAULTS P.85
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Using the Shooting Setting Menu
1.
With the camera ready to shoot, press the M/O
button.
The Shooting Setting menu appears.
2.Press the ! buttons to select the desired item.
The setting items are provided on 4 screens. 
To select a screen by screen number:
1. Press the # button to select a screen number on 
the left of the screen.
2. With the screen number selectable, press the 
!
buttons to switch between screens.
3. After selecting the screen, press the 
$ button to 
return to the setting item selection step.
3.After selecting a setting item, press the $ button.
Choices for the setting item are displayed.
4.Press the ! buttons to select a choice.
5.Press the M/O or # button.
6.If you pressed the # button in step 5, press also the M/
O button.
The Shooting Setting menu disappears and the camera becomes ready 
for shooting.
When the  button is pressed at the 
bottom item, the next screen 
appears.
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Choosing Picture Quality Mode/Image Size 
(PIC QUALITY/SIZE)
The size of a stored still image and movie file depends on picture 
quality and size settings.
In Picture Quality Mode, there are two types, N (Normal) and F 
(Fine).
Combining Picture Quality Mode and Image Size.
Figures inside the bold frame indicate those shown on the screen.
In Movie Mode, 320 × 240 or 160 × 120 can be selected.
In Text Mode, 2592 × 1944 or 2048 × 1536 can be selected.
Reference
For internal memory/SD memory card recording capacities, see P.173.
Types of Modes You Can Select
SymbolModeDescription
Normal Mode The compression ratio is high, resulting in a small file. Normally, 
shooting is done in this mode.
Fine Mode The compression ratio is low, resulting in a large file, but the picture 
quality is better than in Normal Mode.
Size
2592 × 19442592 × 17282048 × 15361280 × 960640 × 480
Mode F (Fine) F2592 (5M) F3:2 (5M) F2048 (3M) F1280 (1M) -
N (Normal) N2592 (5M) - N2048 (3M) N1280 (1M) N640 (VGA)
Uses Suitable for downloading 
images to your computer 
and correcting the images 
or printing them in large 
sizes.Suitable for 
printing 
images in 
large sizes.Suitable for 
shooting 
many 
pictures.Capable of recording 
the greatest number of 
pictures on a single SD 
memory card. Suitable 
for attaching images to 
e-mail messages or 
using them on Web 
pages.
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1.Switch the Mode Selector to 5.
2.Press the M/O button.
The Shooting Setting menu appears.
3.Press the  button to select [PIC QUALITY/SIZE] and press 
the $ button.
4.Press the ! buttons to select a 
picture quality/image size.
5.Press the M/O or $ button.
Picture Quality/Image Size settings are 
completed.
6.If you pressed the # button in step 
5, press also the M/O
button.
The shooting setting menu disappears and 
the LCD monitor displays the set values.
This setting will be used for shooting 
until you change it.
Still Image Mode
Movie Mode
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Changing the Focusing Mode 
(FOCUS: MULTI AF/SPOT AF)
If you shoot the subject in the default focusing mode, the camera 
focuses automatically (AF).
The camera automatically measures the distances to a maximum of 
five AF areas among 17 AF areas and focuses to the nearest AF 
area (MULTI AF), preventing the central area of the subject from 
becoming out of focus and allowing you to shoot with a minimum 
number of out-of-focus pictures.
You can select only one AF area at the center of the LCD monitor to 
allow the camera to focus on this area automatically (SPOT AF).
Five different focusing modes are supported.
Selective focusing modes
MarkModeDescription
None MULTI AF Automatically measures the distances to multiple areas to 
adjust the focus.
None SPOT AF Measures the distance to the central area of the subject to 
adjust the focus automatically. 
MANUAL FOCUS (MF) Allows you to adjust the focus manually.
SNAP Fixes the shooting distance to short distance (about 2.5 m). 
Infinity (A) Fixes the shooting distance to infinity. 
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Changing the Auto Focusing Mode (MULTI AF/SPOT AF)
1.Switch the Mode Selector to 5.
2.Press the M/O button.
The Shooting Setting menu appears.
3.Press the  button to select [FOCUS] and press the $
button.
4.Press the ! buttons to select 
[MULTI AF] or [SPOT AF].
5.Press the M/O button or #
button.
6.If you pressed the # button in step 
5, press the M/O button.
Now you are finished with the focus 
setting. 
The Shooting Setting menu closes.
Reference
• For details about fixing the shooting distance to Snapshot or Infinity (A), see P.68.
• For details about manual focusing (shooting with manual focusing), see P.67. 
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Manual Focus Shooting (FOCUS:MF)
If the camera fails in focusing automatically, you can focus manually 
(Manual Focus: MF).
Manual focusing allows shooting at a fixed distance. 
Note
• In Scene Mode, manual focus can be used only when [ZOOM MACRO] or [SKEW 
CORRECTION] is selected.
• Manual focusing can focus the camera also on an object that requires macro shooting.
Setting Manual Focusing
1.Switch the Mode Selector to 5.
2.Press the M/O button.
The Shooting Setting menu appears.
3.Press the  button to select [FOCUS] and press the $
button.
4.Press the ! buttons to select 
[MF].
5.Press the M/O or # button.
6.If you pressed the # button in step 
5, press also the M/O
button.
Now you have finished focus setting.
The Menu closes and “MF” is displayed 
on the screen.
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Shooting with Manual Focusing
1.Press the  button as required.
Pressing the  button enlarges the 
display for easy focusing.
2.Press the $ button to set the focus 
bar/zoom bar display to the focus 
bar.
Each time the $ button is pressed, the 
focus bar and the zoom bar appear 
alternately.
3.Press the z and Z buttons for focusing.
Pressing the z button adjusts the focus to farther objects.
Pressing the Z button adjusts the focus to closer objects.
Until the setting is changed the next time, pictures are shot by manual 
focusing.
4.Press the shutter button for shooting.
Note
When the zoom bar is displayed, you can operate the zoom bar with the zZ buttons.
Reference
• For details about setting to Auto Focus (Multi AF/Spot AF), see P.65.
• For details about fixing the shooting distance to Snapshot or Infinity, (A), see P.68.
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Shooting at a Fixed Distance 
(FOCUS:SNAP/Infinity)
The shooting distance can be set to short distance or infinity.
Infinity is useful to shoot a distant view.
To shoot with the shooting distance fixed, follow the steps below.
1.Switch the Mode Selector to 5.
2.Press the M/O button.
The Shooting Setting menu appears.
3.Press the  button to select [FOCUS] and press the $
button.
4.Press the ! buttons to select 
[SNAP] or [A] (Infinity).
Selecting [SNAP] will fix the shooting 
distance to 2.5 meters.
Selecting [A] will fix the shooting distance 
to infinity.
5.Press the M/O or # button.
6.If you pressed the # button in step 5, press also the M/
O button.
Now you have finished focus setting.
The Shooting Setting menu closes and the setting value appears on the 
screen.
This setting will be used for shooting until you change it.
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