Basic Camera Setup: The Setup
Menu
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Motion detection
Press
MENU
-+
Y(setup menu)
(II]
83)
-+
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Motion
detection
Set
whether or
not
the camera automatically increases the shutter speed
to
reduce blurring when motion
is
detected while shooting still pictures.
Auto (default setting)
When camera detects
the
movement
of
the
subject or camera
shake,
the
shutter
speed will be increased for reducing the blur.
However,
motion
detection
is
not
active when the flash fires.
Motion detection does
not
function in
the
following scene modes regardless
of
the
setting.
• When the scene
mode
is
set
to
Night portrait
(II]
35),
Dusk/dawn
(II]
36),
Fireworks show
(CD
38)
or Backlight
(II]
39)
Off
Motion
detection
is
not
enabled.
The
motion
detection setting
can
be confirmed on the
monitor
during shooting
(when
set
to
Off, nothing
is
displayed)
(0
19).
When the camera detects shaking and increases shutter speed, the motion
detection indicator turns green.
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Notes on
Motion
detection
• Blurring caused by camera shake or subject
movement
may
not
be eliminated
if
there
is
excessive
shake or movement.
•
Motion
detection may
not
function
if
camera shake or subject
movement
is
excessive, or if there
is
insufficient lighting.
• The pictures taken may become somewhat grainy.
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AF
Assist
MENU
-+
Y(setup menu)
(CD
83)
-+
:1
AF
assist
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Change settings for
AF-assist
illumination.
Auto (default setting)
AF-assist illumination will be used
to
assist
the focus operation when
the
subject
is
poorly lit. The illuminator
has
a range
of
about
1.9
m
(6
ft.
2.8
in.)
at
the
maximum
wide-angle position and
1.1
m
(3
ft.
7.3
in.)
at the maximum telescopic position.
However,
the
AF-assist illumination will
not
turn on in some scene modes even if
Auto
is
selected
([II
34-38).
Off
Disable this function. The camera may be unable
to
focus
if
lighting
is
poor.