Reference Manual

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Shooting features
Focusing
Focusing
The shutter-release button
Operation Description
Press
halfway
To press the shutter-release button “halfway” means to press and hold the
button at the point where you feel a slight resistance.
•
F
ocus and exposure (shutter speed and f-number) are set when you
press the shutter-release button halfway. Focus and exposure remain
locked while the button is pressed halfway.
•
The focus area varies depending on the shooting mode and settings.
Press all the
w
ay
To press the shutter-release button “all the way” means to press the
button down completely.
•
T
he shutter is released when the shutter-release button is pressed all
the way.
•
Do not use force when pressing the shutter-release button, as this may
result in camera shake and blurred images. Press the button gently.
Using face detection
I
n the following settings, the camera uses face detection to automatically focus on
human faces.
• [Point and shoot]
• [Underwater face framing], [Shoot at intervals], and [Take a series of
pictures] in [Choose a style]
• [Smile timer]