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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Shooting Features
p Panorama assist
Use this mode when shooting a series of pictures that can later be joined on a computer to
form a single panorama.
• Press the multi selector H, I, J or K to select the direction in which pictures are to be
joined and press the k button.
• After shooting the first picture, shoot the necessary number of pictures while confirming
the seams. To finish shooting, press the k button.
• Transfer pictures to a computer and use the included Panorama Maker 5 software
(A92, E4) to join them in a single panorama.
See “Using Panorama Assist” (E3) for more information.
O Pet portrait
Use this mode for shooting pictures of dogs or cats.
• Select Single or Continuous (three pictures are shot
continuously).
- Single: One picture is captured at a time.
- Continuous (default setting): When the camera focuses
on the detected face in Pet portrait auto release
(default setting) mode, three pictures are shot
continuously (frame rate with continuous shooting: approximately 1.2 frames per
second when image quality is set to Normal and image size is set to M 3648×2736).
If pet portrait auto release is not used, up to 90 pictures are shot at a rate of about 1.2
frames per second while the shutter-release button is fully held down (when image
quality is set to Normal and image size is set to M 3648×2736).
• The camera detects and focuses on the face of a dog or cat. When the subject is in focus,
the shutter is released automatically (Pet portrait auto release (default setting)).
• Up to five pet faces are detected simultaneously.
• If a pet’s face is not detected, press the shutter-release button halfway to focus on the
subject at the center of the frame.
• Press the multi selector J (n) to change the pet portrait auto release settings.
- Pet portrait auto release (default setting): When the camera focuses on the
detected face, the shutter is released automatically. When Pet portrait auto release
is set, the d icon is displayed on the shooting screen.
- OFF: Press the shutter-release button to release the shutter.
• In the following situations, Pet portrait auto release is automatically switched to OFF.
- When pet portrait auto release is repeated five times
- When remaining capacity of the internal memory or memory card is low
To continue shooting with pet portrait auto release, press the multi selector
J
(
n
) to set again.
• The digital zoom is not available.
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Under some shooting conditions such as pet-to-camera distance, speed of moving pets,
direction in which the pets are facing, and brightness of the faces, the camera may be unable
to detect a dog or cat, or a border is displayed around something other than a dog or cat.