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Automatic Exposure
Camera has complete control over exposure, point-and-shoot operation, the
majority of manual features are disabled, you can't alter white balance,
exposure compensation, ISO, metering or use manual focus. You can set flash
mode, drive, macro focus and image size.
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Program
Auto Exposure
Very similar to AUTO exposure but you have access to all the normal manual
controls such as ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation, white balance,
manual focus etc.
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Shutter
Priority Auto Exposure
In this mode you select the shutter speed and the camera will attempt to
select the best aperture for a proper exposure. Shutter speed is displayed
on the LCD, press the left / right arrows to
select different shutter speeds. A half-press of the shutter release causes
the cameras exposure system to calculate the aperture, the LCD view changes
to reflect the look of the final image. If the exposure is outside the
cameras exposure range the aperture will appear in RED.
(Shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower will enable the cameras noise
reduction system).
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Aperture
Priority Auto Exposure
In this mode you select the aperture and the camera will attempt to select
the best shutter speed for a proper exposure. Aperture is displayed on the LCD, press the left / right arrows to select different
apertures. A half-press of the shutter release causes the cameras exposure
system to calculate the shutter speed, the LCD view changes to reflect the
look of the final image. If the exposure is outside the cameras exposure range
the shutter speed will appear in RED.
Available apertures: * Note: Aperture / shutter speed rule, below
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Full
Manual Exposure
In this mode you select the aperture and the shutter speed from any
combination of the above. Left and right arrows change either shutter speed
or aperture, press SET to switch between the two. When you half-press the
shutter release the camera meters the scene and displays a numeric
indication of how far over or underexposed the image is (compared to its
metering). This value is in EV's (exposure value
/ stops), if the exposure is under or overexposed by more than 2 EV's the camera simply displays -2 or +2 in red. During
the half-press the LCD view changes to reflect the approximate look of the
final image.
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Portrait
In this mode apertures are kept as large as possible (small F number)
to produce a blurred background to help define the subject in a portrait
shot. Note: Macro and manual focus are available in Portrait mode.
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Landscape
In this mode the flash is by default disabled (although you can enable
it) and focus is locked at infinity. Apertures are kept as small as
possible (large F numbers) to produce the largest possible depth of field.
Manual focus is available. Designed to be used for taking landscape shots.
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Night Scene
Known on other cameras as "Slow Sync Flash". Put simply in
this mode slow shutter speeds are used to capture a dimly lit background
(buildings at night for example) and the flash fires briefly to illuminate
a foreground subject.
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Fast Shutter
Instructs the camera to uses the fastest possible shutter speed for a
particular exposure, this often means the largest
aperture (F2.8 at Wide, F4.9 at Tele) in combination with ISO 100. Useful
for capturing sports events.
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Slow Shutter
Instructs the camera to uses the slowest possible shutter speed for a
particular exposure, this often means the smallest
aperture F8.0. Useful for blurring moving water.
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Stitch Assist
Designed to make shooting of panorama / stitch shots easier. You have a
choice of five different stitch modes: left-right, right-left, down-up,
up-down or 4-frames in a square. The display changes to show previously
shot frames in the sequence to help alignment of each frame. Exposure and
White Balance are locked to the first frame.
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Movie Mode
Record short movie clips, you can not zoom during movie recording and
the exposure is locked from the moment you start recording.
• 640 x 480, 15 fps, up to 30 secs (inc.
audio)
• 320 x 240, 15 fps, up to 3 mins (inc.
audio)
• 160 x 120, 15 fps, up to 3 mins (inc.
audio)
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