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Functions that can be selected with
the Fn (Function) button
The functions that can be selected with the Fn button are as follows:
Scene Selection (38,
86)
Selects an appropriate mode from among the Scene Selection
preset settings to suit shooting conditions.
(Portrait/Sports Action/Macro/Landscape/Sunset/Night
Scene/Hand-held Twilight/Night Portrait)
Movie (102) Selects the exposure mode to suit your subject or your effect
and records movies.
(P/A/S/M)
Drive Mode (45, 140) Sets the drive mode such as continuous shooting.
(Single Shooting/Cont. Shooting/Self-timer/Bracket: Cont./
Single Bracket/WB bracket)
Flash Mode (41, 124) Sets the flash mode.
(Flash Off/Autoflash/Fill-flash/Slow Sync./Rear Sync./
Wireless)
Autofocus Mode
(109)
Selects the method for focusing according to movement of
the subject.
(Single-shot AF/Automatic AF/Continuous AF)
AF area (110) Selects the area of focus.
(Wide/Zone/Spot/Local)
Object Tracking (111) Keeps the focus on a subject while tracking it.
(On/Off)
Smile/Face Detect.
(116, 119)
Automatically captures people’s face(s) with the optimal
focus and exposure./Shoots when a smile is detected.
(Face Detection Off/Face Detection On (Regist. Faces)/Face
Detection On/Smile Shutter)
Auto Port. Framing
(118)
Analyzes the scene when capturing face and automatically
saves another image with well-balanced composition.
(Auto/Off)
ISO (126) Sets the sensitivity to light. The larger the number, the faster
the shutter speed.
(Multi Frame Noise Reduct./ISO AUTO to 16000)
Metering Mode (122) Selects the method for measuring brightness.
(Multi segment/Center weighted/Spot)
Flash Comp. (122) Adjusts the intensity of flash output.
(+2.0EV to –2.0EV)