User's Guide Part 1

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Camera
Switching the Camera Used for
Recording
You can switch between the Out- and In-
cameras for recording.
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When the Shoot mode of the still image is set to
[Smile shutter], [Panorama], [High sensitivity],
[BestPic™], or [Continuous mode], you cannot
switch the camera.
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When the Shoot mode of the still image is set to
[Shoot with frame] while the image size is set to
[Stby(480
×
864)], you cannot switch the camera
from the Out-camera to In-camera.
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When the camera is switched from the Out-camera
to In-camera, the following items are changed. The
Select scene, Face detection, Auto Focus, Flash,
Digital Zooming, and Image stabilize restore the
previous settings when switching the camera to the
Out-camera.
Item Setting
Image size VGA(640
×
480)
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1
Select scene AUTO
EV ±0.0EV
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1
※
2
Face detection OFF
Auto Focus OFF
Flash OFF
White balance AUTO
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2
Photometry Center
※
2
Picture effect OFF
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2
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3
Digital Zooming OFF
Image stabilize OFF
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1 The setting of the Image size or EV is changed
to the listed one when it cannot be set for the In-
camera.
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2 The setting of the EV, White balance, Photometry,
or Picture effect is changed to the listed one when
the Select scene is set to other than [AUTO] for the
Out-camera.
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3 The Picture effect is changed to [OFF] when it is
set to [Solarization].
1
Press (Func) in the Camera mode
display, select [
] (Switch camera)
→
[ ] (Out camera)/[ ] (In camera), and
press
.
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You can also switch the camera by pressing
in the Camera mode display.
The camera is switched.
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While switching the camera from Out-camera
to In-camera and if the lens cover is closed, the
message “Open the lens cover” appears. Once
you open the lens cover, the Camera mode is
activated.
Switching the Recording Scene
When you record an image with the Out-
camera, you can automatically adjust the
camera settings in accordance with a scene.
When you change a scene, the White balance,
Photometry, EV, and Picture effect settings are
reset.
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When the Shoot mode is set to [BestPic™] or
[Continuous mode] or while recording a movie, you
cannot select [Night scene] and [Low Light].
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When the Face detection is set to [ON],
[Landscape], [Night scene], [Low Light], [Sports],
or [Beach/snow] cannot be selected.
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When the Shoot mode is set to [High sensitivity] or
[Smile shutter], the Select scene changes to [AUTO].
You cannot change the Select scene.
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When the Shoot mode of movie is set to [Sound
only], you cannot set the Select scene.
1
Press (Func) in the Camera mode
display, select [
] (Select scene)
→
a
scene, and press
.
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You can also set the Select scene by pressing
in the Camera mode display.
[
] (AUTO):
Record an image by automatically adjusting the
color and brightness.
[
] (People):
Make a clear recording of a person’s skin in
bright and warm tones of color.
[
] (Landscape):
Make a clear recording of an outdoor scene with
a vivid expression of the color of ocean, sky, and
trees.
[
] (Night scene):
Record night scenes without compromising the
atmosphere of darkness.
[
] (Low Light):
Increase the film speed in a dark place to record
the scene as brightly as possible.
[
] (Sports):
Record an object that is moving in a brightly lit
place such as the outdoors.
[
] (Beach/snow):
Record the bright colors of the ocean, lake, and
snow scene even more vividly.
[
] (Party):
Make a clear recording of a party scene by
enhancing the mood of the illumination in a room.
The Select scene is set and the icon for the current
scene appears.
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If you set to [AUTO], no icon appears.