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[Question] About the Shooting menu operations.

In order to configure respective shooting setting options, go to the Shooting menu. Pressing the [MENU] button in a shooting mode will display the Shooting menu.

Operating procedure

• 1 Turn the mode dial to a shooting mode.
  

  

• 2 Press the [MENU] button.
  

  

• The [Shooting] menu will be appear. Displayed items will vary depending on a shooting mode.
  

  

• With the [SCENE mode], [Creative Shooting mode], or [Continuous mode], push the [ADJ./OK] button either to to choose the [MODE] tab. And push once, then the Shooting menu will appear.
• For the details on the SCENE mode, Creative shooting mode, the Continuous mode, see the links below.
  
  • [About the SCENE mode.]
  • [What is the [Creative Shooting mode] ?]
  • [About the Continuous mode (Normal Continuous, M-Cont Plus, and Speed Cont).]
• 3 Push the [ADJ./OK] button to choose a setting option. Pushing to in the last item will show the next setting screen.
  

  

• 4 Pushing the [ADJ./OK] button will show options for the setting item.
  The following is the example that the [Picture Quality/Size] option is selected.
  

  

• 5 Push the [ADJ./OK] button to choose a setting option.
• 6 Press the [ADJ./OK] button. Or push to and press the [ADJ./OK] button. The selected option is fixed and the screen returns to the shooting screen.
  
  • * Or some setting menu will return to the Shooting menu. In this case, press the [MENU] button once again, then it will return to the shooting screen.

Selecting method of an option may vary depending on feature.

The items that can be set for each shooting mode are shown below.

Setting items	Options [Default]
Picture Quality/Size	[ 4:3F], 4:3N, 3:2F, 1:1F, 16:9F, 4:3F, 4:3F, 4:3F, 4:3F
Focus	[Multi AF], Face Pr.Multi, Subj.Tracking, Spot AF, Multi-trgt AF, MF, Snap, ∞ (Infinity)
Pre-AF	[OFF], On
Exposure Metering	[Multi], Center, Spot
Image Settings	Vivid, [Standard], Cust. Settings, Black & White, Sepia
Super Resolution	[Off], Weak, Strong
Noise Reduction	Off, [AUTO], Weak, Strong, MAX
Flash Exposure Compensation	+2.0, +1.7, +1.3, +1.0, +0.7, +0.3, [0.0], -0.3, -0.7, -1.0, -1.3, -1.7, -2.0 (1/3EV increments)
Auto Bracket	[OFF], On, WB-BKT, CL-BKT, FOCUS-BKT
Time Exposure	[OFF], 1 second, 2 seconds, 4 seconds, 8 seconds
Custom Self-Timer	Pictures : from 1 to 10 pictures [2 pics] Interval : from 5 to 10 seconds [5 sec.]
Interval Shooting	[0 sec.], 5 seconds to 1 hour
Camera Shake Correction	Off, [On]
Slow Shutter Limit	[OFF], 1/2 sec., 1/4 sec., 1/8 sec.
Date Imprint	[OFF], Date, Date and Time
Exposure Compensation	+2.0, +1.7, +1.3, +1.0, +0.7, +0.3, [0.0], -0.3, -0.7, -1.0, -1.3, -1.7, -2.0 (1/3EV increments)
White Balance	Auto, [Multi-P Auto], Outdoors, Cloudy, Incandescent 1, Incandescent 2, Fluorescent, Manual Settings
ISO Setting	[AUTO], ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200
Maximum ISO for ISO Auto	AUTO 200, AUTO 400, AUTO 800, [AUTO 1600], AUTO 3200
Restore Default	--
Plus Normal Shooting *1	[OFF], On
Dynamic Range Expansion *2	[AUTO], Very Weak, Weak, Medium, Strong
Soft Focus Options *3	[Strong], Weak
Hue *4	[Basic], Magenta, Yellow
Vignetting *5	OFF, Strong, [Weak]
Toy Color *5	OFF, [On]
Movie Size *6	[ 1280], 640, 320
Focus (Movie mode) *6	[Multi AF], Face Pr.Multi, Spot AF, ∞ (Infinity)
Density *7	Deep, [Normal], Light
Picture Quality/Size (Text mode) *7	[ 4:3], 4:3

• *1)The options at the Creative Shooting mode.
• *2)The options at [DR] in the Creative Shooting mode.
• *3)The options at [Soft Focus] in the Creative Shooting mode.
• *4)The options at [Cross Process] in the Creative Shooting mode.
• *5)The options at [Toy Camera] in the Creative Shooting mode.
• *6)The options at the Movie mode.
• *7)The options at [TEXT] in the SCENE mode.

[Note] In the SCENE mode, it differs items in the Shooting menu from the chart above.

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