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6) “X Setting the date and time” (P. 36) The battery has been pulled out of the camera • The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera is left without battery for approximately 3 days. Also, the date and time setting will be canceled earlier than this if the battery has been in the camera for a short period of time. Before taking important pictures, check that the date and time settings are correct. Shooting tips Focusing on the subject There are several ways to focus, depending on the subject. When the subject is not in the center of the frame • Place the subject in the center of the frame, lock the focus on the subject, and then recompose your picture. • Set [AF MODE] to [iESP]. g “AF MODE Changing the focusing area” (P. 27) The subject is moving quickly • Focus the camera on a point roughly the same distance away as the subject you want to shoot and lock the focus (by pressing the shutter button halfway). Then recompose your picture and press the shutter button completely as the subject enters the frame. Getting to know your camera better The green lamp blinks. The subject cannot be brought into focus. Subject with low contrast Subject with an extremely bright area in the center of the frame Subject without vertical lines The green lamp lights, but the subject cannot be brought into focus. Subjects that are difficult to focus on • Under certain types of conditions, it is difficult to focus using auto focus. The green lamp on the monitor lights, allowing you to check if the focus is locked. Subjects at different Fast-moving subject The subject is not in distances the center of the frame In these cases, focus (focus lock) on an object with high contrast at the same distance as the intended subject, recompose your shot and then take the picture. If the subject has no vertical lines, hold the camera vertically and focus the camera using the focus lock function by pressing the shutter button halfway, and then return the camera to the horizontal position while keeping the button pressed halfway and take the picture. 54 EN Prevent blur by using image stabilization Be sure to hold the camera firmly with both hands and press the shutter button slowly so as to avoid moving the camera. You can also reduce blur by setting the mode dial to h before shooting the picture. g “hShooting pictures using digital image stabilization” (P. 12) Pictures are more likely to be blurry when: • images are shot at a high-magnification zoom setting, i.e. using both optical zoom and digital zoom functions, • the object is dark and the shutter speed is slow, or • scene modes where the flash is turned off and/or the shutter speed is slow. Taking stabilized pictures without the flash The flash is activated automatically when there is insufficient light, or when the camera is shaken. To take pictures with no flash in dark places, set the flash mode to [$] and set as follows: Increase the [ISO] setting g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 25) The picture is too grainy There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy. Using the digital zoom to take close-up pictures • With the digital zoom, part of the image is cropped and enlarged. The greater the magnification, the grainier the picture appears. g “DIGITAL ZOOM Zooming in on your subject” (P. 26) Increasing the ISO sensitivity • When you increase the [ISO] setting, “noise”, which appears as spots of unwanted color or unevenness in the color, can be introduced and give the picture a grainy appearance. This camera is equipped with a function to allow shooting at high sensitivity while suppressing noise; however, increasing the ISO sensitivity can result in some noise, depending on the shooting conditions. g “ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P. 25) Taking pictures with the correct color • The reason why there are sometimes differences between the actual colors and the colors recorded in a picture is related to the light source illuminating the subject. [WB] is the function that helps the camera determine the true colors. Normally, the [AUTO] setting provides the optimal white balance, but depending on the subject, results may be better if you manually adjust the [WB] setting. • When the subject is in the shade on a sunny day • When the subject is illuminated by both natural light and indoor lighting, such as when near a window • When there is no white in the center of the frame g “WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P. 25) Getting to know better Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene • Take pictures with K in s mode. Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny day at the beach or in the snow. g “s (Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation” (P. 24) • Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors. Use 1Fto adjust toward [+] to make these subjects closer to their true shades. Conversely, when you are shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust toward th...