User's Manual

Caution for <6> (Night Portrait) and <F> (Handheld Night Scene)

During Live View shooting, it may be difficult to focus dots of light such as

in a night scene. In such a case, you should set the AF method to [Quick

mode] and shoot. If it is still difficult to focus, set the lens’ focus mode

switch to [MF] and focus manually.

Cautions for <F> (Handheld Night Scene)

When shooting flash photography, if the subject is too close to the

camera, the picture may come out extremely bright (overexposure).

If you use flash to shoot a night scene with few lights, the shots may not

align correctly. This can result in a blurry photo.

If you use flash and the human subject is close to the background which

is also illuminated by the flash, the shots may not align correctly. This

can result in a blurry photo. Unnatural shadows and unsuitable colors

may also appear.

Shooting with an external Speedlite

• When using a Speedlite with automatic flash coverage setting, the zoom

position will be fixed to the wide end, regardless of the lens’ zoom position.

• When using a Speedlite with manual flash coverage switch, shoot with

the flash head retracted to the wide (normal) position.

Cautions for <G> (HDR Backlight Control)

Note that the image may not be rendered with a smooth gradation and

may look irregular or have significant noise.

HDR Backlight Control may not be effective for excessively backlit

scenes or extremely high-contrast scenes.

Cautions for <F> (Handheld Night Scene) and <G> (HDR Backlight

Control)

Compared with other shooting modes, the shooting area will be smaller.

1+73 or 1 cannot be selected. Even if 1+73 or 1 has been

set for another shooting mode, the picture will be recorded in 73.

If you shoot a moving subject, the subject’s movement will leave

afterimages.

The image alignment may not function properly with repetitive patterns

(lattice, stripes, etc.), flat or single-tone images, or greatly misaligned

shots caused by camera shake.

Compared to normal shooting, recording the image to the card will take

longer. During the processing of the images, “BUSY” will be displayed

and you cannot take another picture until the processing is completed.

If the shooting mode is set to <F> or <G>, direct printing (p.280) is not

possible.

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