27VQT1P09Basic∫ When taking pictures using the flash (P38)∫ When taking pictures using the zoom (P30)Note• Be careful not to move the camera when you press the shutter button.• Do not cover the flash or the AF assist lamp with your fingers or other objects.• Do not touch the front of the lens.When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is displayed inblue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.• [¦] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.• If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal whenthe scene mode has been identified as [ ], the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of8 seconds.Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.∫ Face detectionWhen [ ] or [ ] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it willadjust the focus and exposure (P62).Under backlight conditions, the lighting is automatically corrected so thatthe brightness of the faces will be optimal.Note• Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may beidentified for the same subject.– Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, The size of thesubject, The distance to the subject, The contrast of the subject,When the subject is moving, When zoom is used– Recording conditions: Sunset, Sunrise, Under low brightness conditions, When the camera isshaken• To take pictures in an intended scene, it is recommended that you take pictures in theappropriate recording mode.Backlight refers to when light comes from the back of a subject.In this case, the subject will become dark so this function compensates the backlight bybrightening the whole of the picture.Press 3.• When the backlight compensation function is activated, [ ]appears.Press 3 again to cancel this function.Scene detection¦ > [i-PORTRAIT][i-SCENERY][i-MACRO][i-NIGHT PORTRAIT] • Only when [‡] is selected[i-NIGHT SCENERY] • Only when [Œ] is selectedThe Backlight Compensation