Shooting Still Images with the My Settings Function

This section explains the shooting method using the My Settings function.

Necessary preparations

You can register the shooting conditions as “My Settings” using the basic app for smartphone so that you can easily recall the desired settings for shooting.

1. Press the mode button to select the still image shooting mode.

appears on the OLED panel.

2. Connect the camera to a smartphone via a wireless LAN or Bluetooth®.

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Connecting to a Smartphone via Bluetooth®

3. Start the basic app for smartphone.

4. Tap settings button to set the shooting conditions to register as “My Settings”.

You can set shooting conditions such as the shooting method (interval shooting, interval composite shooting, and multi-bracketing shooting), exposure mode, aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation, white balance, Option Setting (noise reduction, DR compensation, HDR rendering), and self-timer.

5. Tap [My Settings] on the [Shooting settings] screen.

6. Tap [Register to camera].

The shooting conditions are registered to the camera.

7. Press the Fn button to turn the My Settings function on.

appears on the OLED panel.

8. Press the shutter button of the camera.

You can also perform shooting by tapping

on the basic app for smartphone.

Caution

  • If the shutter speed is set slower than 1/8 seconds when the exposure mode is set to the manual mode, a sound is heard both at the start and end of shooting. In addition, if shooting is performed when the exposure mode is set to the auto mode and [Option Setting] is set to the noise reduction or HDR rendering, a sound is heard both at the start and end of shooting. At this time, images are not saved if the power is turned off before shooting is complete.
  • When performing shooting after setting the exposure mode to the auto mode and setting [Option Setting] to the noise reduction or HDR rendering, fix the camera in place using a tripod, etc. to prevent the camera from moving.
  • Orientation information may not be recorded correctly if the camera is tilted when shooting.

Note

Images saved in the internal memory of the camera can be viewed on a smartphone or computer.

Images saved in the internal memory of the camera can be deleted using the basic app for smartphone.

  • Deleting Captured Still Images and Videos

You can change the shooting conditions even after the My Settings function is turned on. If the shooting conditions are changed,

displayed on the OLED panel changes to

The My Settings shooting conditions are reset to the original settings when the shooting method is changed to the normal shooting or self-timer shooting or when the power is turned off.

If the exposure mode is set to the manual mode and the shutter speed is set slower than 1/8 seconds, the OLED panel and all lamps turn off. If shooting is performed when the exposure mode is set to the auto mode and [Option Setting] is set to the noise reduction or HDR rendering, the OLED panel and all lamps may turn off.

To cancel the My Settings shooting, press the Fn button.

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