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Using the Flash
Available Shooting Modes 
p. 201
1 Press the 
button.
1. Use the 
or 
button to select the flash settings.
: [Off] 
: [On]
: [Auto]
•You can configure detailed settings for the flash when you press the MENU button while this screen is displayed (p. 86).
You are recommended to shoot with the camera attached to a tripod or other device if the camera shake warning icon ( 
) appears.
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Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
Available Shooting Modes 
p. 201
Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items. The image area at the minimum shooting distance from the end of the lens to the subject (5 cm) (2.0 in.) is 59 × 44 mm (2.3 × 1.7 in.).
1 Press the 
button.
1.Use the 
or 
button to select
.
To Cancel the Macro Mode:
Press the 
button and use the 
or 
button to select 
(Normal).
zUse the LCD monitor to compose close-ups in macro mode since images composed with the viewfinder may be off center.
zUsing the flash in macro mode may cause image edges to darken.
Functions Shooting Used Commonly
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Using the Self-Timer
Available Shooting Modes 
p. 201
You can set the time delay and the numbers of shots you wish to take in advance.
10 sec. Self-Timer: The shutter releases 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed.
• 2 seconds before the shutter releases, the self-timer sound beeps quickly and the lamp will speed up.
2 sec. Self-Timer: The shutter releases 2 seconds after the shutter button is pressed.
• The self-timer sound beeps quickly and the self-timer lamp blinks when the shutter button is pressed and the shutter releases 2 seconds later.
Custom Timer: You can change the delay time (0 – 10, 15, 20, 30 sec.) and number of shots (1 – 10).
• When a delay time of over 2 seconds is set for the [Delay] option, the self-timer sound beeps quickly 2 seconds before the shutter releases. If multiple shots have been specified for the [Shots] option, the sound will play for the first shot only.
1 Select the self-timer mode.
1.Press the 
button.
2.Use the 
or 
button to select 
(Drive Mode) and the 
or 
button to change the self-timer mode.
•When 
is selected, pressing the DISP. button will allow you to set the delay and number shots (p. 63).
3.Press the 
button.
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2 Shoot.
•When you press the shutter button fully, the self-timer lamp will blink.*
*When [Red-Eye Lamp] is set to [On] in [Flash Settings] in the Rec. menu, the self-timer lamp will light 2 seconds before the flash fires (p. 86).
To Cancel the Self-Timer:
Follow Step 1 to select 
.
Changing the Delay Time and Number of Shots (
)
1 Select 
.
1.Press the 
button.
2.Use the 
or 
button to select 
(Drive Mode) and the 
or 
button to select 
.
3. Press the 
button.
2 Make settings.
1.Use the 
or 
button to select [Delay] or [Shots] and the 
or 
button to change the settings.
2.Press the 
button.
3.Press the 
button.
If the [Shots] option is set to 2 or more shots, the following occurs.
-The exposure and white balance are locked at the settings selected for the first shot.
-If the flash is used, the interval between shots lengthens.
-The interval between shots may lengthen when the built-in memory of the camera fills.
-Shooting will automatically cease if the memory card becomes full.
Functions Shooting Used Commonly
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Changing the Recording Pixels
(Still Images)
Available Shooting Modes 
p. 201
1 Select the recording pixels.
1.Press the 
button.
2.Use the 
or 
button to select 
and the 
or 
button to change the recording pixels.
3. Press the 
button.
Approximate Values for Recording Pixels
Recording Pixels |
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Large |
8M |
3264 |
× 2448 |
High |
Printing to about A3-size |
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297 |
× 420 mm (11.7 × 16.5 in.) |
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Printing to about A4-size |
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Medium 1 |
5M |
2592 |
× 1944 |
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210 |
× 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.) |
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Printing to about Letter-size |
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216 |
× 279 mm (8.5 × 11 in.) |
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Medium 2 |
3M |
2048 |
× 1536 |
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Printing to about A5-size |
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148 |
× 210 mm (6 × 8.3 in.) |
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Printing postcard-size prints |
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Medium 3 |
2M |
1600 |
× 1200 |
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148 |
× 100 mm (6 × 4 in.) |
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Printing L-size prints |
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119 |
× 89 mm (4.7 × 3.5 in.) |
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Small |
0.3M |
640 |
× 480 |
Low |
Sending images as e-mail |
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Printing date-stamped images (p. 22), in |
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2M 1600 × 1200 |
L-size or postcard-size (you can check |
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Date Stamp |
the print area at a 3:2 aspect ratio as |
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you shoot). |
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Printing on wide size paper (you can check |
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3264 × 1832 |
the composition at a 16:9 aspect ratio. |
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Widescreen |
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the LCD monitor as a black border.) |
: Approximate recording pixel numbers are shown. (M is short for megapixels.) * Paper sizes vary according to region.