38 VQT2R20Taking pictures with your own settings[PROGRAM AE] Mode (Continued)Recording Mode:Align focus for desired compositionUseful when subject is not in center of picture.First adjust focus according to subjectHold down halfwayAlign the AF areawith the subjectAF area●Subjects/environments which maymake focusing difficult:• Fast-moving or extremely brightobjects, or objects with no colorcontrast.• Taking pictures through glass or nearobjects emitting light. In dark, or withsignificant jitter.• When too close to object or whentaking pictures of both distant andclose objects together in the samepicture.●We recommend using the ‘FaceDetection’ function when takingpictures of people (→99).Return to desired compositionPress fullyAF areaOrientation detection functionStill pictures taken with the camera held vertically are automatically played back vertically.(Only when [ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON])●Still pictures taken with the lens surface facing directly up or down and still picturestaken on other cameras may not be rotated. Additionally, still pictures taken whileholding the camera upside down are not rotated automatically.●Motion pictures are not displayed vertically.●The focus display flashes and beep sounds when focus is notaligned.Use the focus range displayed in red as a reference.Even if the focus display is lit, the camera may be unable tobring the subject into focus if it is out of range.●AF area is displayed larger in dark conditions or when usingDigital Zoom.●Most displays are temporarily cleared from screen when theshutter button is pressed halfway.Focus displayFocus range
