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Before Use
Operating the camera
Shooting
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Useful shooting functions
Useful viewing functions
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions / About this camera
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Top page > Useful shooting functions > Using shooting functions > Drive Mode
Drive Mode
Automatic shooting with Self-portrait timer
You can set a drive mode, such as continuous, self-timer, or bracket shooting. You can select the [Drive
Mode] also from MENU.
1. Press
/ (Drive Mode) on the control wheel.
When another function is assigned to the control wheel, press the MENU button
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[Drive Mode].
2. Select the desired mode with the control wheel.
Select detailed settings using
/ if the selected mode has such options.
(Single
Shooting)
The camera shoots a single image without using the self-timer.
(Cont.
Shooting)
The camera shoots continuous images while the shutter button is pressed.
(Spd
Priority
Cont.)
Shoots images continuously at high speed while you press and hold down the
shutter button. Focus and brightness settings of the first shot are used for the
following shots.
(Self-
timer)
Sets the self-timer to a 10-second or 2-second delay.
When you press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds
until the shutter operates.
To cancel, press
/ again.
(Self-
portrait)
Sets the self-timer to Self-portrait timer.
When the camera detects the specified number of faces, a beep sounds, and the
shutter operates 2 seconds later.
(Self-
timer(Cont))
The camera shoots continuous frames 10 seconds after you press the shutter
button. Select the number of frames from three or five.
(Bracket:
Cont.)
Shoots three images, each with different degrees of brightness. You can set the
value of bracket deviation (steps).
(WB
bracket)
Shoots three images, each with different degrees of brightness according to the
selected settings of white balance, color temperature and color filter. You can select
the value of bracket deviation (steps) from [Lo] or [Hi].
Tips for preventing blur
If your hands or body move while holding the camera and pressing the shutter button, “Camera
shake” occurs.
Camera shake occurs frequently under low-light or slow shutter speed conditions, such as those
encountered in
(Night Portrait) or (Night Scene) mode.
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