VQT1S3638BasicYou can make the background more blurred by decreasing the aperture value or record amoving subject more dynamically by slowing the shutter speed when taking a picture inprogram AE mode.• Press the shutter button halfway and then use the joystick to activate program shift while theaperture value and the shutter speed are displayed on the screen (about 10 seconds).• The program shift indication A appears on the screen when program shift is activated.• Program shift is canceled if the camera is turned off or the joystick is moved up and down untilthe program shift indication disappears.∫ Example of program shift(A): Aperture value(B): Shutter speed1 Program shift amount2 Program shift line chart3 Program shift limitNote• If the exposure is not adequate when the shutter button is pressed halfway, the aperture valueand shutter speed turns red.• Program shift is canceled and the camera returns to normal program AE mode if more than10 seconds pass after program shift is activated. However, the program shift setting ismemorized.• Depending on the brightness of the subject, program shift may not be activated.[REC] mode:Taking Pictures with the ZoomYou can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to recordlandscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer [maximum of 32.1k], donot set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio (X/Y/W).Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in[REC] menu.Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Usingthe Digital ZoomTo make subjects appear closer use (Tele)Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 131 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/15 1/30 1/60 1/125 1/250 1/500 1/1000 1/200022.845.6811(B)(A)14W TW T