Other Special-purpose Recording Features
- Q1
- What can I do with the "Motion Shutter"?
- A1
- With the Motion Shutter Mode, the camera automatically triggers a self-timer countdown whenever it detects subject movement within a framed area you specify on the monitor screen.
This means you can control operation of the self-timer from a distance by waving your hand, so you can include yourself in the image being shot.
Procedure
1. Select one of the following as the recording mode: Program Auto, Premium Auto PRO, or Make-up(BEST SHOT scene).
2. Press [MENU].
3. Press the <left> key, use the <up> and <down> keys to select the "REC MENU" tab, and then press the <right> key.
4. Use the <up> and <down> keys to select "Motion Shutter" and then press [SET].
5. Use the <up> and <down> keys to select "Motion Settings" and then press [SET].
6. Use the <up> and <down> keys to select "Always" or "180°only" and then press [SET].
・If you select “180ºonly”, go to step 7. Selecting "Always" activates Motion Shutter. Advance to step 8 of this procedure.
7. If you selected “180ºonly”, in step 6 above, tilt the camera's monitor screen 180 degrees.
This activates Motion Shutter.
8. Press the shutter button when shooting a snapshot or the movie button if you are shooting a movie.
・About three seconds after you press the shutter button or movie button, the camera will go into standby.
This will cause the self-timer icon to change from flashing to blue.
9. Facing the camera, move your hand or perform some other movement in the vicinity of the start self-timer icon on the monitor screen.
When the camera detects movement near the icon, it will automatically shoot an image.
・To stop movie recording, press the movie button again.
NOTE
• When shooting a snapshot, a preview icon will appear on the monitor screen.
If the camera detects movement in the vicinity of the preview icon, it will display the just-shot image for about three seconds.
• After the camera goes into standby, do not move it. Make sure it is in a stable location where it will not move.
• In the case of snapshot shooting, the camera will return to standby after an image is shot.
Any one of the following will automatically cancel a Motion Shutter operation.
– Shooting 30 Motion Shutter snapshots
– Pressing the shutter button or movie button during standby
– Tilting the monitor screen
– Rotating the camera
• Camera response may become poor when the background is close to the same color as the subject (your hand), or when the subject is too far away from the camera.
Keep the following points in mind when shooting with Motion Shutter.
- Move the icon to a location where the background color is different from the subject color.
- Make sure the camera is not too far from the background.
- Make sure there is nothing moving in the vicinity of the icon.
• “Tracking” cannot be selected for the AF area setting while shooting with the Motion Shutter Mode.
If “Tracking” is selected in another mode, selecting the Motion Shutter Mode will cause the AF area setting to change to “Spot”.
• You cannot shoot a snapshot by pressing the shutter button while movie recording is in progress (Snapshot In Movie).