Olympus SZ17 User Manual

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DIGITAL CAMERA

SZ-17

Instruction Manual

● Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

● We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs.

● In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual.

Checking the contents of the box

Names of Parts

Digital camera Strap Lithium Ion

Other accessories not shown: Warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location.

Names of Parts

Battery

(LI-50B)

USB-AC adapter

(F-2AC)

USB cable

(CB-USB8)

1 Strap eyelet 2

Connector cover

3 Multi-connector 4 HDMI micro connector 5 Microphone 6

Self-timer lamp/AF illuminator

Battery/card cover

Battery/card cover lock

9 Flash 10

Lens

Tripod socket

OLYMPUS Setup

CD-ROM

Attaching the camera strap

8 9

10 11 12

1 Flash switch 2

Speaker

3 Zoom lever 4 Shutter button 5 Indicator lamp 6 n button 7 Monitor 8 R button (record movies) 9 q button (switching between

shooting and playback)

10 Arrow pad

INFO (changing information

display)

(ﬂ ash)

Y (self-timer)  (erase)

11 A button (OK) 12  button

Arrow pad

F (up)

H (left)

G (down)

FGHI instruct to press the up/down/left/right

arrow pad.

I (right)

Attaching the camera strap

Pull the strap tight so that it does not come

loose.

Inserting and removing the

To remove the card

battery and card (commercially available)

Follow Steps 1 and 2 to open

the battery/card cover.

Battery/card cover

Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the

arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.

Insert the card straight until it

clicks into place.

Write-protect switch

Turn off the camera before opening the battery/

card cover.

Insert the battery while sliding the

Battery/card cover lock

battery lock knob in the direction of the arrow.

Battery lock knob

Insert the battery as illustrated with the C mark

toward the battery lock knob. Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may produce heat or an explosion.

Always use SD/SDHC/SDXC/Eye-Fi/FlashAir

(with Wireless LAN function) card with this camera. Do not insert other types of memory cards. “Using the card” (p. 70)

● Do not touch the metallic parts of the card directly.

To remove the card

Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly, then remove the card.

Follow Steps 1 and 2 to close

Connecting the camera

the battery/card cover.

When using the camera, be sure to close and

lock the battery/card cover.

Charging the battery

Connect the USB cable and USB-AC adapter to the camera and charge the battery.

For charging the battery abroad, see “Using your charger and USB-AC adapter abroad” (p. 70).

● The battery is not fully charged at shipment. Before use, be sure to charge the battery until the indicator lamp turns off (up to 3 hours).

Connecting the camera

Indicator lamp On: Charging Off: Charged

Connector cover

AC outlet

Multi-connector

USB cable (supplied)

When to charge the batteries

Charge the battery when the error message shown below appears.

Error message

Battery Empty

Flashes in red

Never use any cable other than supplied or

Olympus-designated USB cable. This may cause smoking or burning.

The included F-2AC USB-AC adapter (hereafter

referred to as USB-AC adapter) differs depending on the region where you purchased the camera. If you received a plug-in type USBAC adapter, plug it directly into AC outlet.

The included USB-AC adapter has been

designed to be used for charging and playback. Do not take pictures while the USB-AC adapter is connected to the camera.

Be sure to unplug the power plug of the USB-AC

adapter from the wall outlet when the charging is complete or the playback ends.

For details on the battery, see “Battery Handling

Precautions” (p. 78). For details on the USB-AC adapter, see “USB-AC adapter” (p. 79).

● If the indicator lamp does not light, check the USB cable and USB-AC adapter connections.

● The battery can be charged while the camera is connected to the computer via USB. The charging time varies depending on the performance of the computer. (There may be cases in which it takes approx. 10 hours.)

Turning on the camera and making the initial settings

When you turn on the camera for the ﬁ rst time, a screen appears enabling to set the language for the menus and messages displayed in the monitor, and the date and time. To change the selected date and time, see “Setting the date and time d [X]” (p. 46).

Press the n button to turn

on the camera, press FGHI of the arrow pad to select your language and press the A button.

Press FG of the arrow pad to

select the year for [Y].

Press I of the arrow pad to save

the setting for [Y].

Y M D Time

-- --

Date and time setting

Y M D Time

-- --

screen

Back

:..2013

Y/M/D

Back

:..2013

Y/M/D

As in Steps 2 and 3, press

FGHI of the arrow pad to set [M] (month), [D] (day), [Time] (hours and minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order), and then press the A button.

For precise time setting, press the A button as

the time signal strikes 00 seconds.

Press HI of the arrow pad to

select time zone and then press the A button.

● Use FG to turn daylight saving time

([Summer]) on or off.

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Learning how to use the camera

● Press the n button to turn on the camera and enter the standby mode. (Press the n button again to turn off the camera.)

● Select the shooting mode, and press the shutter button to shoot a still image.

● To shoot a movie, press the R button.

● Set the shooting functions using the function menu or the setup menu.

● To view images, press the q button to switch to

playback mode.

● To return to standby mode, press the q button again, or press the shutter button halfway down and then release it.

● Press and hold the q button while the camera is

turned off to start up the camera in the playback mode.

● In this case, pressing the q button again sets the camera to the standby mode.

Shooting still images

Press the n button to turn on

the camera.

Select the shooting mode. (p. 13)

Hold the camera and compose the

shot.

When holding the camera, take care not to cover

the ﬂ ash, microphone or other important parts with your ﬁ ngers, etc.

Take care so that the ﬂ ash window is not

exposed to ﬁ ngerprints or dirt.

Press the shutter button halfway

down to focus.

AF target mark

Press

halfway

● The camera was unable to focus if the AF target mark ﬂ ashes red. Try focusing again.

To take the picture, gently press

Shutter

speed

F3.4F3.41/4001/400

Aperture value

the shutter button all the way down while being careful not to shake the camera.

Press

halfway

Press fully

Using the zoom

Turning the zoom lever adjusts the shooting range. Turn the zoom lever as far as it will go to speed up

the zoom operation, and turn it partway for a slow

zoom operation (not applicable when shooting a movie).

W side

Image size Zoom bar

16M

Other

For Super-resolution zoom, see [Super-Res Zoom]

(p. 34).

Due to increased processing of the pixel

counts, the image quality will not degrade. The magniﬁ cation ratio changes depending on the image size setting.

Optical zoom

Super-resolution zoom*1

T side

Using the ﬂ ash

To turn off the ﬂ ash

The ﬂ ash functions can be selected to best match the shooting conditions.

Slide the ﬂ ash switch to raise the

ﬂ ash.

To turn off the ﬂ ash

Press the ﬂ ash down back into the camera.

Press I.

Flash Auto

0.00.0

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ISO AUTO

AUTO

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MENUMENU

Use HI to select the setting

option, and press the A button to set.

Option Description

Flash Auto

Redeye

Fill In

Flash Off The ﬂ ash does not ﬁ re.

The ﬂ ash ﬁ res automatically in low-light or backlight conditions.

Pre-ﬂ ashes are emitted to reduce the occurrence of red eye in your photos.

The ﬂ ash ﬁ res regardless of the available light.

Using the self-timer

To cancel the self-timer after it starts

After the shutter button is pressed all the way down, the picture is taken after a short delay.

Press G.

Use HI to select the setting

option, and press the A button to set.

Option Description

Y Off

Y 12 sec

Y 2 sec

Auto

 Release

[Auto Release] is displayed only when the 

mode is [U] or [t].

To cancel the self-timer after it starts

Press the  button.

The self-timer is deactivated.

The self-timer lamp turns on for approx. 10 seconds, then blinks for approx. 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.

The self-timer lamp blinks for approx. 2 seconds, then the picture is taken.

When your pet (cat or dog) turns its head towards the camera, its

face is recognized and the picture is taken automatically.

Off

1212

0.00.0

WB AUTOWBAUTO ISO

ISO AUTO

AUTO

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MENUMENU

Shooting screen displays

Reading a histogram

Switching the displays

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AUTOWBAUTO

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When the shutter button is pressed halfway down

Reading a histogram

If the peak ﬁ lls too much of the frame, the image will appear mostly white.

If the peak ﬁ lls too much of the frame, the image will appear mostly black.

The green section shows luminance distribution within the screen’s center.

Switching the displays

The displays change in the order of Normal → Detailed → No info. each time F (INFO) is pressed.

No. Name Normal Detailed No info.

1 Shooting mode 2 Flash

3 Self-timer

4 Exposure

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

compensation 5 White balance 6 ISO sensitivity 7 Drive 8 Image size (still

images) 9 Aspect 10 Recording with

sound/wind noise

reduction 11 Image size (movies) 12 Movie recording

length 13 Movie recording

icon 14 World time 15 Image stabilization 16 Metering 17 Date stamp 18 Compression 19 Number of storable

still pictures 20 Current memory 21 Battery check 22 Histogram 23 AF target mark 24 Grid Guide 25 Aperture value 26 Shutter speed 27 Camera shake

warning

RR RR RRR

RR RR RR

–

R RR RR

RR RR

–

RRR

–

R RRR RRR

RRR

– –

–

– – –

–

– – – – –

–

– – –

–

Selecting the shooting mode

The default settings of the function are highlighted in .

Shooting mode Submode

P (P mode)

M (M mode) –

Q (Q mode)

a (Super Macro mode) –  ( mode)

P (P mode)

p (Panorama mode)



(Photo with A Clip mode)

● “List of settings available in each shooting mode” (p. 65), “List of  settings” (p. 66), “List of P settings”

(p. 68)

● In certain shooting modes, the camera may take a few moments for image processing after taking a picture.

Recommended/Set 1/Set 2/Set 3

B Portrait/F Landscape/i Hand-Held Starlight/ M

Night+Portrait/C Sport/N Indoor/R Self Portrait/S Sunset/

X Fireworks/V Cuisine/d Documents/q Beach & Snow/

U Pet Mode - Cat/t Pet Mode - Dog/h Backlight HDR

Pop Art/Pin Hole/Fish Eye/Soft Focus/Punk/Sparkle/Watercolor/ Reﬂ ection/Miniature/Fragmented/Dramatic

Auto/Manual

/////

–

G Night Scene/

Press H of the arrow pad in the

To select a submode

standby mode screen to select shooting mode.

To select the Q, , P, p and 

submodes, press G of the arrow pad ﬁ rst to display the submodes, then press HI of the arrow pad to select the submode, and press the Q button.

Scene Mode

To select a submode

Portrait

Icon indicating the submode that is set

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Learning about the shooting modes

P (P mode)

The camera will select the appropriate aperture value and shutter speed for the subject. Changes can also be made to various shooting settings, such as exposure compensation, as needed.

4:3

M (M mode)

MENUMENU

The camera will automatically select the optimal shooting mode for the scene. The shooting condition is decided by the camera and settings cannot be changed, excepting some functions.

4:3

Q (Q mode)

You can shoot with Beauty Fix effects.

MENUMENU

Point the camera toward the

subject. Check the frame appearing around the face

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detected by the camera, and then

press the shutter button to take the picture.

To save the image, select [OK] on

Beauty Fix

the review screen and press the Q button. To retouch the image additionally, select [Beauty Fix].

Back

Beauty Fix

1 Use FGHI to select a retouching item, and

press the Q button.

Eye Color Back

2 Check the retouched effects on the review screen,

then press the Q button to start the retouch process and save.

● Settings for Beauty Fix can be registered.

● Depending on the picture, the editing may not be effective.

Beauty Fix

Off

a (Super Macro mode)

Images can be taken from up to 3cm away from the subject.

 (

mode

)

You can shoot with the best mode for the subject and shooting scene. The best shooting settings for various scenes are pre-programmed as submodes. Note that functions may be limited in some modes.

Refer to the descriptions displayed on the submode selection screen, and select the desired submode.

P (P mode)

You can shoot with special effects. Refer to the sample images displayed

on the submode selection screen, and select the desired submode.

The best shooting settings for each effect are pre-programmed, so some function settings cannot be changed.

● Note that some effects may not be applied to movies.

p (Panorama mode)

Taking pictures with [Auto]

You can shoot and combine multiple images to create an image with a wide angle of view (panoramic image).

Submenu Application

Panorama images are

Auto

Manual

● Move the camera as if rotating it around a vertical axis through the center of the lens to take better panorama images.

Taking pictures with [Auto]

1 Select [Auto] in the submenu, and use HI to

select the angle of view (STD:180°, FULL:360°) and then press the A button.

2 Point the camera to the start position. 3 Press the shutter button to begin shooting.

automatically combined just by swinging the camera in the shooting direction.

Three frames are taken and combined by the camera. The user composes the shots using the guide frame and manually releases the shutter.

AUTO

FULL

Cancel

Save

Guide

4 Start panning. When the arrow reaches the end of

the guide, recording ends automatically.

● The camera automatically processes the images and the combined panorama image is displayed.

● To stop shooting in the middle, press the shutter button or A button. If the camera pauses for a while, shooting automatically ﬁ nishes.

● If the message [Image was not created.] is displayed, shoot again.

● To cancel the panorama function, press the  button.

● If the shutter does not automatically release, try [Manual].

Taking pictures with [Manual]

1 Use FGHI to specify at which edge the next

picture is to be connected.

Direction for combining frames

2 Press the shutter button to take the ﬁ rst frame. 3 Compose the next shot so that the edge of the

ﬁ rst frame displayed faintly on the screen overlaps the subject of the second frame, and press the shutter button.

● To combine only two frames, press the A button.

4 Repeat step 3 to take a third frame. The camera

automatically combines the frames into a single panorama image.

MANUALMANUAL



(Photo with A Clip mode)

When shooting a still image, a movie clip that includes before and after the shutter release is recorded simultaneously.

Submenu Description

 

   

● Shooting may not be available in the following conditions; right after entering the shooting mode (such as right after turning power on) or right after a picture is shot. The image size of the movie is set to VGA.

●

7 sec / 3 sec

5 sec / 3 sec

3 sec / 3 sec

7 sec / 0 sec

5 sec / 0 sec

3 sec / 0 sec

Viewing images

To play sound recordings

Press the q button.

● Pictures taken using Q mode or sequential

shooting function are displayed as a group. Turn the zoom lever to the T side to play back the image in the group.

Use HI to select an image.

Displays previous

image

● Hold I to fast forward and hold H to reverse.

● Press the q button again to return to the

shooting screen.

Number of frames/

Total number of images

Playback image

Displays next image

To play sound recordings

To play sound recorded with an image, select the image and press the A button.

● Press FG to adjust volume.

Index view and close-up view

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Index view enables quick selection of a desired image. Close-up view (up to 10× magniﬁ cation) allows checking of image details.

Turn the zoom lever.

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Single-image view Close-up view

Index view

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To select an image in index view

To scroll an image in close-up view

To control panorama image playback

To select an image in index view

Use FGHI to select an image, and press the A button to display the selected image in single-image view.

To scroll an image in close-up view

Use FGHI to move the viewing area.

Playing back panorama images

Panorama images that were combined together using [Auto] or [Manual] can be scrolled for viewing.

Select a panorama image during

playback.

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Press the A button.

Replay

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Viewing area

To control panorama image playback

Stop playback: Press the  button. Pause: Press the A button. Control while paused

Press FGHI to scroll the image in the direction of the pressed button.

Turn the zoom lever to enlarge/shrink the image. Press the A button to restart scrolling.

Playing back grouped images

With Q, Sequential or Photo with A Clip, the taken images are displayed as a group during playback.

T side

A button

Expands (except for Photo with

Clip).

• Select the image and press the

A button to display the images respectively.

• Use HI to view the previous/

next frame.

Playback/pauses playback.

Sequential images frame



(Photo with

Clip) frame

Sequential images frame

● The sequentially shot images are played back automatically.

● Expand to view the images in index view.

ExpandExpand

PlayPlay

Sequential images frame



(Photo with AA

● The movie clip and the still images are played back.

Clip) frame

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 frame

Playback mode display

Switching the displays

● Normal

342 5 76

Still image

● Detailed

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1010

● No information

Switching the displays

The displays change in the order of Normal → Detailed → No info. each time F (INFO) is pressed.

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No. Name Normal Detailed No info.

1 Battery check 2 Photo with

movie clip

3 Eye-Fi transfer

data 4 Protect 5 Adding sound 6 Upload order 7 Print

reservation/

number of

prints 8 Current

memory 9 Frame number/

total number of

images 10 Compression 11 Shutter speed

Shooting mode

12 13 ISO sensitivity 14 Aperture value 15 Histogram 16 Exposure

compensation 17 Shooting

submode 18 White balance 19 Image size 20 File name 21 Recording

date and time 22 Grouped

images

–

RRR

R R R R R R

R R R

–

– – –

–

– – – – – –

–

– – –

–

RR RR RR

– – – – – –

–

– – –

RRR

Erasing images during playback

Shooting movies

Display the image you want to

erase and press G ().

Erase

Press FG to select [Erase], and

press the A button.

● Grouped images are erased as a group. If you want to delete images from the grouped images, you can expand the group and delete the images individually.

● Multiple images or all images can be erased at a time (p. 38).

Erase

Cancel

Back

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Press the R button to start

recording.

RECREC

0:00

Lights up red when

recording

● The movie is shot in the set shooting mode. Note that the shooting mode effects may not be obtained for some shooting modes.

● Sound is also recorded.

● When using a camera with a CMOS image sensor, moving objects may appear distorted due to the rolling shutter phenomenon. This is a physical phenomenon whereby distortion occurs in the ﬁ lmed image when shooting a fast-moving subject or due to camera shaking. In particular, this phenomenon becomes more noticeable when using a long focal length.

Press the R button again to stop

RECREC

0:000:00

Recording time

Recording length (p. 72)

recording.

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Playing back movies

Operations while playback is paused

To stop movie playback

Select a movie, and press the A button.

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Operations while playback is paused

Movie PlayMovie Play

Movie

Pausing and

restarting

playback

Fast forward

Rewind

Adjusting the

volume

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During playback

Press the A button to pause playback. During pause, fast forward or reverse, press the A button to restart playback.

Press I to fast forward. Press I again to increase the fast forward speed.

Press H to rewind. Press H again to increase the rewind speed.

Use FG to adjust the volume.

Elapsed time/

Total shooting time

Cueing

Advancing and

rewinding one

frame at a time

Resuming

playback

To stop movie playback

Use F to display the ﬁ rst frame and press G to display the last frame.

Press I or H to advance or rewind one frame at a time. Hold I or H pressed for continuous advance or rewind.

Press the A button to resume playback.

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During pause

Press the  button.

● To play back movies on the computer, the supplied PC software is recommended. For the ﬁ rst use of the PC software, connect the camera to the computer, then launch the software.

Menu settings

Function menu

For details, refer to “List of settings available in each shooting mode” (p. 65).

Function menu

Program Auto

1 2 3

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ISO

AUTO

6 7

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Function menu

MENUMENU

Setup menu (p. 28)

1 Flash 5 ISO sensitivity 2 Self-timer 6 Drive 3 Exposure compensation 7 Image Size 4 White balance 8 Aspect

Using the function menu

Use H of the arrow pad to display

the function menu.

Use FG of the arrow pad to

select the function to be set.

Use HI of the arrow pad to

select the setting value, and then press the A button to enter the setting.

Example: Exposure compensation

Exposure Comp.

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MENUMENU

Flash Sets the ﬂ ash ﬁ ring method.

Flash Auto The ﬂ ash ﬁ res automatically in low-light or backlight conditions.

Redeye Pre-ﬂ ashes are emitted to reduce the occurrence of red eye in your photos.

Fill In The ﬂ ash ﬁ res regardless of the available light.

Flash Off The ﬂ ash does not ﬁ re.

Self-timer Sets the time after the shutter button is pressed until the picture is taken.

Off

12 sec

2 sec



Auto Release When your pet (cat or dog) turns its head towards the camera, its face is recognized

Exposure compensation

–2.0 to +2.0 Value Set a larger negative (–) value to adjust darker, or a larger positive (+) value to

White balance Sets an appropriate color scheme for the light of the shooting scene.

WB Auto The camera automatically adjusts the white balance.

Sunny Suitable for shooting outdoors under a clear sky.

Cloudy Suitable for shooting outdoors under a cloudy sky.

Incandescent Suitable for shooting under tungsten lighting.



Fluorescent Suitable for shooting under white ﬂ uorescent lighting.



One Touch 1 For manually adjusting the white balance according to the light when shooting. Set



One Touch 2

The self-timer is deactivated.

The self-timer lamp turns on for approx. 10 seconds, then blinks for approx. 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.

The self-timer lamp blinks for approx. 2 seconds, then the picture is taken.

and the picture is taken automatically.

Compensates the brightness (appropriate exposure) adjusted by the camera.

adjust brighter.

a piece of white paper or other white object so that it ﬁ lls the entire screen, and press the  button to set the white balance. For how to register one touch white balance, see “Registering one touch white balance” (p. 27).

ISO sensitivity Sets the ISO sensitivity.

ISO Auto The camera automatically sets the sensitivity with priority on image quality.

High ISO

Auto

Value Set a smaller value to reduce noise in the picture, or a larger value to reduce blur.

Q to P

Drive Sets the sequential shooting function.

Single One frame is shot each time the shutter button is pressed.



Sequential 1 The camera takes sequential shots at approximately 1.5 frames/sec.



Sequential 2 The camera takes up to 3 sequential shots at approximately 3 frames/sec.

High-Speed1 The camera takes up to 28 sequential shots at approximately 10 frames/sec.

High-Speed2 The camera takes up to 28 sequential shots at approximately 30 frames/sec.

Image size Sets the number of recording pixels.



4608×3456 Suitable for printing pictures over A3 (11×17 in.).

3200×2400 Suitable for printing pictures up to A3 (11×17 in.).

1920×1440 Suitable for printing pictures up to A4 size (8.5×11 in.).

640×480 Suitable for using pictures on emails.

Aspect Sets the horizontal-to-vertical ratio of images.

4:3

16:9

3:2

1:1

● In certain shooting modes, some functions cannot be set. Refer to “List of settings available in each shooting mode” (p. 65).

● Examples of image size when the aspect ratio is 4:3.

The camera automatically sets the sensitivity with priority on minimizing blur caused by a moving subject or by camera shake.

Change the horizontal-to-vertical ratio when taking pictures.

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