User Guide

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Mode dial
There are 8 recording modes can be set by turning the Mode dial, such as
Intelligent Scene, Scene mode, Continuous Shooting, Photo Stitch, Manual
Exposure, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Program. Once turning the
Mode dial, it will enter the selected mode immediately even in Playback mode
or during movie recording.
For detail operation, please see the following sections.
The table below shows the available settings for Mode dial.
Icon Mode Description
Intelligent Scene
The camera detects the shooting conditions and automatically switches to
the appropriate scene mode. See "Using Intelligent Scene" on page 29 for
more details.
Scene mode
Turns the mode dial to enter last used Scene mode. Press the MENU button
to select other scene mode. See "Setting the Scene Mode" on page 30 for
more details.
Continuous
Shooting
Turns the mode dial to enter last used Continuous Shooting mode. See
"Using Continuous Shooting" on page 36 for more details.
Photo Stitch
This feature creates a panoramic photo from multiple shots. See "Using
P
hoto Stitch Mode" on page 36 for more details.
Manual Exposure
This feature lets users to adjust the shutter speed and aperture value to
correctly expose your images. See "Using Manual Exposure" on page 37 for
more details.
Aperture Priority
This feature lets users to adjust the aperture value and the camera
automatically selects the shutter speed to match the brightness. See "Using
Apertur
e Priority Mode" on page 38 for more details.
Shutter Priority
This feature lets users to adjust the shutter speed and the camera
automatically selects the aperture value to match the brightness. See
"Using Shutter Priority Mode" on page 38 for more details.
Program
The camera automatically adjusts suitable shooting settings like shutter
speed and aperture values.