Reference Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Topic Search
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera
- Getting Started
- Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
- Connecting to a Smart Device (SnapBridge)
- Shooting Features
- Selecting a Shooting Mode
- Auto Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
- Creative Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- Smart Portrait Mode (Enhancing Human Faces When Shooting)
- Setting Shooting Functions with the Multi Selector
- Flash Mode
- Self-timer
- Macro Mode (Taking Close-up Pictures)
- Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness)
- Using the Zoom
- Focusing
- Default Settings (Flash, Self-timer, and Macro Mode)
- Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously When Shooting
- Playback Features
- Playback Zoom
- Thumbnail Playback/Calendar Display
- List by Date Mode
- Viewing and Deleting Images in a Sequence
- Editing Images (Still Images)
- Before Editing Images
- Quick Effects: Changing Hue or Mood
- Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation
- D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast
- Red-eye Correction: Correcting Red-eye When Shooting with the Flash
- Glamour Retouch: Enhancing Human Faces
- Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image
- Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy
- Movies
- Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer
- Using the Menu
- Technical Notes
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Shooting Features
A (Auto) Mode
Select this mode to perform general shooting in a
variety of shooting conditions.
• The focus area for autofocus varies depending on
the setting of AF area mode (A116). The default
setting is Target finding AF (A60).
Functions Available in A (Auto) Mode
• Creative slider (A34)
• Flash mode (A52)
• Self-timer (A54)
• Macro mode (A56)
• Shooting menu (A110, 111)
Using the Creative Slider
You can adjust the brightness (exposure compensation), vividness, hue, and Active
D-Lighting when shooting.
1 Press the multi selector K.
2 Use JK to select an item.
• F Hue: Adjust the hue (reddish/bluish) of the
entire image.
• G Vividness: Adjust the vividness of the entire
image.
• o Brightness (Exp. +/-): Adjust the brightness of
the entire image.
• J Active D-Lighting: Reduce the loss of details
in highlights and shadows. Select w (High), x (Normal), y (Low) for the
amount of effect.
A (Auto) Mode
Brightness (Exp. +/-)
+2.0
+0.3
-2.0