20 VQT1Z96 (ENG) (ENG) VQT1Z96 21Basic shooting operation(Continued)Please set the clock beforeshooting (P.14).Taking picture with automatic settings‘INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode’Mode:Optimum settings are made automatically from information such as ‘face’, ‘movement’,‘brightness’, and ‘distance’ just by pointing the camera at the subject, meaning that clearpictures can be taken without the need to make settings manually.Holding the camera/Direction detection functionMode dialAutomatic scene detectionFlashAF assist lamp • Stand with your arms close to your body and withyour legs apart.• Do not touch the lens.• Do not block the microphone when recording audio.(P.9)• Do not block the flash or the lamp. Do not look at itfrom close range.• Pictures taken with camera held vertically canautomatically be displayed vertically in playback.(Only when ‘ROTATE DISP.’ is set to ‘ON’)Pictures may not be able to be displayed verticallyif taken with camera facing upwards or downwards.Motion pictures cannot be displayed vertically duringplayback.Align tocorrect modeThe current mode will be displayed on theLCD monitor when the mode dial is turned.INTELLIGENT AUTOMode Take pictures with automatic settings (P.21).NORMAL PICTURE Mode Take pictures with customized settings (P.24).MY SCENE MODE Taking pictures in frequently-used scenemodes.SCENE MODE Take pictures according to scene.MOTION PICTURE Mode Take motion pictures.CLIPBOARD Mode Take pictures as memos.Turn on the powerStatus indicator illuminated forapprox. 1 second.Set toSet to (INTELLIGENT AUTO Mode)Take a picturePress halfway(Adjust thefocus)Press fullyFocus display(when focusaligned:flashing →illuminated)Recognized scene icon displayed inblue for 2 sec.Status indicatorShutter buttonCamera reads scene when pointed atsubject, and makes optimum settingsautomatically.• During AF tracking (P.23), theoptimum scene is automaticallyselected for the subject where thefocus was locked (AF Lock).Recognises ‘i PORTRAIT’Follows face to take clear, brightpictures.Recognises ‘i SCENERY’Takes sharp pictures of near and farlandscapes.Recognises ‘i MACRO’Reads distance to take sharp picturesof close subjectsRecognises ‘i NIGHT PORTRAIT’Takes bright, natural pictures of peopleand night scenery. (Only with )Recognises ‘i NIGHT SCENERY’Uses slow shutter speed to achievenatural colouring.(Only with )Recognises ‘i BABY’Recognises movementReads subject movement to avoidblurring when scene does notcorrespond to any of the above.