Basic26VQT1J82• Either AUTO [ ] or Forced OFF [ ]can be selected for the flash. When AUTO[ ] is selected, AUTO [ ] ,AUTO/Red-eye reduction [ ] or Slowsync./Red-eye reduction [ ] is setdepending on the type of subject andbrightness.• When AUTO [ ] is selected, [i-NIGHTSCENERY] scene mode is not identified.• When Forced OFF [ ] is selected,[i-NIGHT PORTRAIT] scene mode is notidentified.• If a tripod is used, for instance, and thecamera has judged that camera shake isminimal when the scene mode has beenidentified as [i-NIGHT SCENERY], theshutter speed will be set to a maximum of8 seconds.Take care not to move thecamera while taking pictures.Taking Pictures withthe ZoomYou can make people and objects appearcloser and landscapes can be recorded inwide angle with the 3.6k optical zoom.(35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm to100 mm) To make subjects appear evencloser (maximum of 5.7k), do not set thepicture size to the highest setting for eachaspect ratio ( / / ).∫ To make subjects appear closer use(Tele)Rotate the zoom lever towardsTele.∫ To make subjects appear further awayuse (Wide)Rotate the zoom lever towardsWide.∫ Picture size and maximum zoommagnification(±: Available, —: Not available)∫ Extended optical zoom mechanismWhen you set the picture size to [ ](3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 8M(8.1 million pixels) CCD area is cropped tothe center 3M (3 million pixels) area,allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k)when the camera is turned on.• If you use the zoom function after focusingon the subject, focus on the subject again.• The lens barrel extends or retractsaccording to the zoom position. Take carenot to interrupt the motion of the lensbarrel while the zoom lever is rotated.Using the Optical Zoom/Using theExtended Optical Zoom (EZ)Aspectratio(P59)Picture size(P60)Maximumzoom magnifi-cation (Tele)Extendedopticalzoom(8M)3.6k —(7M)(6M)(5M EZ)4.6k ±(4.5M EZ)(3.5M EZ)(3M EZ)(2M EZ)(0.3M EZ) 5.7k ±(2.5M EZ)(2M EZ)