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[Question] Details on the Fn button assignment.

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[Fn button registration procedure]

The procedures for assigning a function to the Fn (Function) button are shown below.

1  Press the [MENU] button. The shooting menu or the playback menu appears.
Press the [MENU] button. The shooting menu or the playback menu appears.
   
2  Press the [ADJ./OK] button to the left Left (Macro), and then press it down Down. The setup menu appears.
Press the [ADJ./OK] button to the left, and then press it down. The setup menu appears.
  If the camera is in scene mode or continuous mode - press the [ADJ./OK] button to the left Left (Macro) to select the [MODE] tab.
If the camera is in scene mode or continuous mode, press the [ADJ./OK] button to the left to select the [MODE] tab.
  After that, press the [ADJ./OK] button down Down twice to display the setup menu.
After that, press the [ADJ./OK] button down twice to display the setup menu.
   
3  
Press the [ADJ./OK] button to the right Right (Flash), press it up or down Up Down to select [Set Fn Button], and then press to the right Right (Flash).
Press the [ADJ./OK] button to the right, press it up and down to select [Set Fn Button], and then press to the right
   
4  
Press the [ADJ./OK] button Up Down to select the setting, and then press the [ADJ./OK] button.

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[The functions can be assigned]

The functions can be assigned to the Fn button are as follows.
Available settings Descriptions
Macro Target Move the AF target without moving the camera to take a macro shooting.
AE Lock Fixes the exposures
AF / Face-Pr. AF Switches between Auto focus (*1) and Face-Priority AF.
AF / Cont.AF Switches between Auto focus (*2) and Continuous AF.
AF / M-trgt AF Switches between Auto focus (*3) and Multi-Target AF.
AF / MF Switches between Auto focus (*3) and Manual Focus.
AF / Snap Switches between Auto focus (*3) and Snap focus.
Step Zoom
AT-BKT
WB-BKT
CL-BKT
FOCUS-BKT 		Switches between ON and OFF for each function.
*1) [Multi-AF], [Spot AF], or [Continuous AF]
*2) [Multi-AF], [Spot AF], or [Face-Pri.AF]
*3) [Multi-AF], [Spot AF], [Face-Pri.AF], or [Continuous AF]

[Memo]
  • *When [Miniaturize] is selected in the SCENE mode, the Fn button cannot be used for the feature that is assigned to the Fn button.
  • *The Fn button is clicked while playback images, the image registered in the [Flag Function Setting] will be displayed.
  • *In the Setup menu in Playback, selecting [Trim], [Level Compensation] (when the [Manual] is selected), or [White Balance Compensation], and clicking the Fn button will show the Help for operations.

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[Available setting items in each mode]

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

The items that can be set in a scene mode are shown below.
The items can be set for scene modes

[Memo]
  • *The functions not marked with a check mark can also be assigned to the Fn button, but they will not operate if the button is pressed in the SCENE mode or the Movie mode.
See the FAQ below for information on using the Fn (Function) button.
[What is the Fn (Function) button?]

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Answer ID:EDC03020
Date created:February 3, 2010
Date modified:February 19, 2010
Product:CX3
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Category:Hardware operations


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