Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 Handbook page 25

(_Press the shuller buttun fiflly dov,'n.
AE/AF lock
When shooting movies:
Press the shutter button hdly down.
To stop recording, press the shutter button hilly down again.
If yon shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on
• Tile shortest shooting distance is approx. 50 cm (llhet 7 3/4 inches) (W)/90 cm 12 llret l 1 1/2 inches) (T).
Shool in the dose-up (Macro) mode when you shool a subject closer than lhe shooting distance (page 26).
• When the calncra cannot locus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to flash
slowly and the beep does not sound. In addition, the AF range finder lrame disappears. Recompose the
shot and lbcus again.
Focusing may be difficult in the following situations:
It is dark and tile subject is distant.
The contrast between the subject and the background is poor.
The subjed is seen through glass.
The subject is moving quickly.
Them is reflective light or shiny surfitces.
The subject is backlit or there is a flashing light.
W/T Usingthe zoom
Press T to zuom, press W tu lntdo the zoom.
Pressittg the buttott slightly zooms slowly and pressing the button fully down zooms fast.
• When tile zoom scale exceeds 10x. tile camera uses the Digital Zoom hmction.
For details on the [Digital Zoom] settings and the image quality, _e page 71.
• You cannot change the zoom scale while shooting a movie,
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