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REC
SENSITIVITY
ASPECT RATIO
PICT.SIZE
QUALITY
W.BALANCE
AUTO
SELECT EXIT
AWB
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WB ADJUST.
RED BLUE
SELECT EXIT
SENSITIVITY
Set sensitivity to lighting. We recommend higher settings to take clear pictures in darker
locations.
Applicable modes:
Settings:
AUTO
(automatic) /100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1250
(if mode: ‘ISO LIMIT’ 400 /
800
/ 1250)
AUTO: Automatically set with range up to 200 (640 when using flash) according to
brightness.
Maximum ISO sensitivity (‘ISO LIMIT’) can be set when using mode.
Setting guide
SENSITIVITY 100 1250
Location (recommended)
Bright
(outdoors)
Dark
Shutter speed Slow Fast
Interference Low High
ASPECT RATIO
Aspect ratio of picture can be changed according to printing or playback format.
Applicable modes:
Settings:
Same as 4:3 TV or
computer
Same as normal film
camera
For playback on
widescreen/high
definition TV
Edges may be cut off when printing – be sure to check in advance (P.88).
(Still pictures only)
Applications
(Record)
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Using REC menu
Detailed settings can be made for recording, such as colouring, sensitivity, aspect ratio,
and picture size.
Items vary depending on mode.
REC menu settings (P.18)
Default setting outlined:
‘Quick setting’ (P.57) is useful to easily call up frequently-used menus.
‘AWB’ may not function normally in certain
conditions, such as under red (e.g. candlelight),
blue (e.g. TV screen), or a mixture of light
sources, or with an absence of any colour close
to white.
We recommend setting to ‘AWB’ or ‘ ’
when under fluorescent lighting.
Only takes image of
white objects within
frame (step )
Changes to red
(blue) when making
fine adjustment
W.BALANCE
The same colour may appear more blue or more red depending on the light source (sun, lamps,
etc). Colours can be adjusted to their natural appearance by adjusting the white balance.
Applicable modes:
Settings:
AWB
(automatic) / (outdoor, clear sky) / (outdoor, cloudy
sky) / (outdoor, shade) / (incandescent lighting) / (uses
value set in ) / (set manually)
Setting white balance manually ( )
Select and press ‘MENU/SET’.
Point the camera towards a white object (e.g. paper) and press
‘MENU/SET’.
Press ‘MENU/SET’ twice.
(Or press shutter button halfway.)
Making this setting will reset white balance fine adjustment (see
below).
White balance fine adjustment (excluding ‘AWB’)
Press ▲ several times until ‘WB ADJUST.’ is displayed.
Adjust with ► if reds are strong, adjust with ◄ if blues are
strong.
Press ‘MENU/SET’ (or press shutter button halfway).
‘AWB’ operational range: (‘AWB’ sets the optimum white balance automatically.)
Cloudy sky (rain)
Shade
TV screen
Incandescent lighting
Sunset/sunrise
Candlelight
Sunlight
White fluorescent lighting
Blue sky
‘ ’, ‘ ’, ‘ ’, ‘ ’, and ‘ ’ can be adjusted independently.
Settings are remembered even if power is turned off.
Settings remain applied when using flash photography.
Even though the ‘AWB’ setting is fixed in ‘UNDERWATER’ scene mode (P.44), fine
adjustments may still be made.
Fine adjustments cannot be made when ‘COL.MODE’ (P.57) is set to ‘COOL’,
‘WARM’, ‘B/W’, or ‘SEPIA’.
