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For [Rec] menu setting procedures (→38)
Using the [Rec] menu (Continued)
[Min. Shtr Speed]
Sets shutter speed to minimum. We recommend using slower shutter speeds to take
brighter pictures in dark locations.
■Recording Mode:
■Settings: [AUTO] [1/250] [1/125] [1/60] [1/30] [1/15] [1/8] [1/4] [1/2] [1]
●Slower shutter speeds allow for brighter pictures but increase risk of jitter, so we
recommend using a tripod and the self-timer.
●As still pictures may become dark when using faster values such as [1/250], we
recommend that still pictures are taken in bright locations ( flashes red when shutter
button is pressed halfway if still picture will be dark).
● displayed on screen for settings other than [AUTO].
[i.Resolution]
Super resolution technology can be used to record still pictures with sharper outlines and
clearer resolution. Also, when [i.ZOOM] is set, the zoom ratio can be increased to about
1.3 with almost no deterioration of picture quality.
■Recording Mode:
■Settings: [ON]/[i.ZOOM]/[OFF]
●About i.ZOOM (→51)
●The setting is fixed to [i.ZOOM] in [Intelligent Auto] Mode (except when [Motion Deblur]
or [iHandheld Nite Shot] is set to [ON]).
●The setting is fixed to [ON] in [Handheld Night Shot] and [High Sens.] Scene Modes,
[OFF] in [Flash Burst] and [Pin Hole] Scene Modes, and [i.ZOOM] in other Scene
Modes.
[Digital Zoom]
Multiplies effect of Optical Zoom or Extra Optical Zoom by up to 4 times.
■Recording Mode:
■Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
●This is fixed to [ON] when [Macro Zoom] is set.
[Burst]
For details (→70).
[Color Mode]
Set colour effects.
■Recording Mode:
■Settings: [STANDARD]/[NATURAL] (softer)/[VIVID] (sharper)/[B/W]/
[SEPIA]/[COOL] (more blue)/[WARM] (more red)/
[Happy] ([Intelligent Auto] Mode only)
●Set to [NATURAL] if there is excessive noise in the picture when recording in the dark.
●In [Intelligent Auto] Mode, only [STANDARD], [Happy], [B/W] or [SEPIA] can be set
(these are set separately from other modes).
[AF Assist Lamp]
Illuminates lamp when dark to facilitate focus alignment.
■Recording Mode:
■Settings: [ON] : Lamp illuminated with halfway press of shutter
button ( and larger AF area displayed)
AF Assist Lamp
[OFF] : Lamp off (taking pictures of animals in dark, etc.)
●The AF Assist Lamp has an effective distance of 1.5 m (4.92 feet).
• Do not block the lamp with your fingers or look at it from close
range.
●The setting is fixed to [OFF] in the following Scene Modes:
[Self Portrait], [Scenery], [Night Scenery], [Handheld Night Shot],
[Sunset], [Fireworks], [Aerial Photo], [Underwater] and [High Speed
Movie] Scene Modes
