User manual

Table Of Contents

Shooting tips

Check the items below if you find that your pictures aren’t turning the way you

want them.

 Camera shake

Filming movies without camera shake

• Shooting movies using [IS]. g P. 29

The camera works to reduce the effects of camera shake.

 Exposure (brightness)

Taking pictures with the desired brightness

• Using exposure compensation (P. 27, 30, 32)

Adjust brightness while previewing the effect in the display. Generally, snow

and other white objects appear darker in photos than in real life; selecting

positive values helps restore their natural whiteness. Negative values, in

contrast, are recommended when photographing dark subjects.

 Color hue

Taking pictures with natural colors

• Choosing an option for [WB] (white balance) (P. 27, 30, 32)

[Auto] produces the best results in most circumstances, but you may prefer

to try other settings depending on shooting conditions (for example, whether

you are under water or the sun is shining).

 Image orientation

Getting the correct results with the camera held upside down

• Using [FIELD OF VIEW] (P. 27, 32)

Select [

] (flipped wide-angle) or [ ] (underwater flipped wide-

angle) to record movies in the correct orientation when the camera is upside

down.

 Image distortion

Reducing peripheral distortion

• Using [FIELD OF VIEW] (P. 27, 31, 32)

Select [

] (underwater wide-angle) or [ ] (underwater flipped

wide-angle). This reduces the field of view and makes distortion less

apparent.

 Shooting interval

Changing the interval for time-lapse movies

• “Choosing an interval [Interval]” (P. 33)