User's Manual Part 1

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Camera
Setting the Effective Distance of the Auto Focus
You can set the effective distance of the Auto focus function when you record still images
with the Out-camera.
1
Press (Func) in the Camera mode display, select [Set]
→
[Auto focus], and
press
.
The menu for selecting the Auto focus type appears.
[Normal mode] :
Record an image by focusing the object. The minimum focusing distance is about
20 cm.
[Closeup mode] :
Record an image by focusing a close object. The minimum focusing distance is about
10 cm.
[OFF] :
Record an image without using the Auto focus.
For the TV style
Pat in the Camera mode display. Every time you pat , the mode changes [Normal
mode]/[Closeup mode]/[OFF].
2
Select the Auto focus type and press .
The Auto focus is set and the icon for the current Auto focus type appears.
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No icon appears for [Normal mode].
OFF Closeup mode
Correcting Camera Shake
You can set whether to use the Image stabilize when you record still images with the Out-
camera.
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When you set the Image stabilize, the shoot range (angle of view) is changed.
1
Press (Func) in the Camera mode display, select [Set]
→
[Image stabilize], and
press
.
The menu for selecting whether to correct camera shake appears.
2
Select [AUTO]/[OFF] and press .
The Image stabilize is set and the icon for the current Image stabilize setting appears.
AUTO OFF
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While recording movies, the Image stabilize is set to [AUTO] if you use the Out-camera and [OFF] if you use
the In-camera.
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The Image stabilize function is to reduce camera shake. Its effect may differ depending on the object of
shooting and recording conditions.
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In the following cases, the effect of the Image stabilize may be small.
- When camera shake is too strong
- When using the zoom function
- When [Night scene] or [Low Light] is set for the Select scene
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When recording a moving object, an afterimage may remain in the image. In this case, set the Image
stabilize to [OFF].
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