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Example of histogram 10:00 DEC. 1.2006 F2.8 1/50 ISO100AUTO1/3 100 0001 10:00 DEC. 1.2006 F2.8 1/100 ISO100AUTO1/3 100 0001 10:00 DEC. 1.2006 F2.8 1/200 ISO100AUTO1/3 100 0001 A Under Exposed B Properly Exposed C Over Exposed .Histogram • When you take pictures with the flash or in dark places, the histogram is displayed in orange because the recorded picture and the histogram do not match each other. • The histogram is an approximation in recording mode. • The histogram of a picture may not match in recording mode and playback mode. • The histogram displayed in this camera does not match histograms displayed by picture editing software used in PCs etc. • The histogram does not appear in simple mode [ ] or motion picture mode [ ] and during multi playback and playback zoom. VQT0U87 Advanced Recording a picture with the camera held high above your head (High angle mode) SCN1SCN2 The LCD monitor becomes easier to see when the camera is held in the following position. This is useful when you cannot get close to the subject because there is a person in the way. Press [HIGH ANGLE] A for 1 second to display the High angle mode icon [ ] B. 3 ONPRESS FOR 1 SEC 3 HIGH ANGLE • High angle mode is activated. The LCD monitor becomes brighter and easier to see when the camera is held away from you. (However it becomes more difficult to see when looked at straight on.) .Canceling High angle mode Press and hold [HIGH ANGLE] again for 1 second or turn the camera off. • High Angle mode is also canceled if power save mode is activated. VQT0U87 • Pictures are displayed on the LCD monitor with increased brightness in High angle mode. Therefore, some subjects may look different on the LCD monitor. However, this does not affect the recorded pictures. • You may not notice the High angle mode effect if the LCD monitor is difficult to see because of light from the sun etc. shining on it. In this case, we recommend using your hand or another object to block the light when using the camera. • High angle mode is not activated in the following cases: – In simple mode [ ] – In playback mode – While the menu screen is displayed – During Review Advanced Taking Pictures using the Built-in Flash SCN1SCN2 A: Photo flash Do not cover it with your fingers or other objects. .Switching to the appropriate flash setting Set the flash to match the recording. Press 1 [ ] to switch the flash setting. • For information about flash settings that can be selected, refer to “Available flash settings by recording mode” (P40). :AUTO The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary. : AUTO/Red-eye reduction.1 The flash is automatically activated when the recording conditions make it necessary. It is activated once before the actual recording to reduce the red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the subject appearing red in the picture) and then activated again for the actual recording. • Use this when you take pictures of people in low lighting conditions. : Forced ON The flash is activated every time regardless of the recording conditions. • Use this when your subject is back-lit or under fluorescent light. : Forced ON/Red-eye reduction.1 • The flash setting is set to Forced ON/ Red-eye reduction only when you set [PARTY] (P52) or [CANDLE LIGHT] (P52) in scene mode. : Slow sync./Red-eye reduction.1 If you take a picture with a dark background landscape, this feature will slow the shutter speed when the flash is activated so that the dark background landscape will become bright. Simultaneously it reduces the red-eye phenomenon. • Use this when you take pictures of people in front of a dark background. : Forced OFF The flash is not activated in any recording conditions. • Use this when you take pictures in places where the use of the flash is not permitted. .1 The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until the second flash is activated. VQT0U87 Advanced .Available flash settings by recording mode The available flash settings depend on the recording mode. (±: Available, —: Not available) 2 2 1 2 .2 It becomes Forced ON [ ], when the backlight compensation function is activated. VQT0U87 .The available flash range to take pictures The available flash range to take pictures depends on the ISO sensitivity selected. ISO sensitivity Available flash range AUTO Wide 50 cm (1.64 feet) to 4.2 m (13.8 feet) Tele 50 cm (1.64 feet) to 2.6 m (8.53 feet) ISO80 Wide 50 cm (1.64 feet) to 1.9 m (6.23 feet) Tele 50 cm (1.64 feet) to 1.1 m (3.61 feet) ISO100 Wide 50 cm (1.64 feet) to 2.1 m (6.89 feet) Tele 50 cm (1.64 feet) to 1.3 m (4.27 feet) ISO200 Wide 50 cm (1.64 feet) to 3.0 m (9.84 feet) Tele 50 cm (1.64 feet) to 1.8 m (5.91 feet) ISO400 Wide 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 4.2 m (13.8 feet) Tele 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 2.6 m (8.53 feet) • The available flash range differs in [HIGH SENS.] (P55) in scene mode. Wide: 80 cm (2.62 feet) to 5.7 m (18.7 feet) Tele: 80 cm (2.62 feet) to 3.5 m (11.5 feet) Advanced • The available flash range is an approxi...