User's Guide

Changing the source, amount, and direction of light
can change photographs dramatically. Here are
some typical lighting conditions:
● Light source behind the subject. Avoid placing
your subject in front of a strong light source. If
the light source is behind the subject or visible in
the display, the resulting picture may have weak
contrast, may be too dark, and may contain
unwanted light effects.
● Sidelit subject. Strong side light gives a dramatic
effect but may be too harsh, resulting in too
much contrast.
● Light source in front of the subject. Harsh
sunlight may cause the subjects to squint their
eyes. The contrast may also be too high.
● Optimal lighting is found in situations where
there is plenty of diffused, soft light available, for
example, on a bright, partially cloudy day or on
a sunny day in the shadow of trees.
Video recording
Video capture indicators
The video viewfinder displays the following:
1 — Capture mode indicator
2 — Video stabilisation on indicator
See "Video
settings", p. 75.
3 — Audio mute on indicator
4 — Active toolbar. The toolbar is not displayed
during recording.
See "Active toolbar", p. 66.
5 — Battery charge level indicator
6 — Video quality indicator. The options are High,
Normal and Sharing.
7 — The video clip file type
8 — Total available video recording time. When you
are recording, the current video length indicator
also shows the elapsed time and time remaining.
9 — The device memory (
) and memory card ( )
indicators that show where videos are saved
To display all viewfinder indicators, select
Options > Show icons. Select Hide icons to
display only the video status indicators, and during
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