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## Scene Recognition

Advanced mode
The camera automatically detects shooting conditions, and then takes the shot. When a motion is detected, the ISO sensitivity is increased according to the movement to reduce subject blur (Motion Detection).
The camera recognizes the following types of scenes. When the camera determines the optimal scene, it displays the corresponding icon and guide.
(Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using a tripod), (Backlight), (Backlight Portrait), (Landscape), (Macro), (Portrait)

1. Set the mode dial to (Intelligent Auto).

1. MENU (Scene Recognition) desired mode

| (Auto) | When the camera recognizes the scene, it switches to the optimal settings and shoots the image.
| (Advanced) | When the camera recognizes the scene, it switches to the optimal settings. When the camera recognizes (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using a tripod), (Backlight) or (Backlight Portrait), it automatically changes the setting and shoots another image. When you shoot two images consecutively, the + mark on the icon will turn green. When two frames are shot, the two images are displayed side by side immediately after shooting. When [Anti Blink] is displayed, 2 images are taken automatically and the image with the eyes open is selected automatically. [Details]

Notes

- Scene Recognition function does not operate when you shoot images using digital zoom.

- The available flash settings are [Auto] and [Off].

- (Twilight using a tripod) scenes sometimes cannot be recognized in an environment where vibrations are transferred to the camera even though it is fixed on a tripod.

- Sometimes a slow shutter results when a scene is recognized as a (Twilight using a tripod). Keep the camera still during shooting.

- These scenes may not be recognized depending on the situation.

- You may not be able to set some MENU items depending on the selected REC mode. For details, see “MENU items not available in some REC modes.” [Details]

### Advanced mode

In [Advanced] mode, the camera shoots two images consecutively with the settings differing as follows when it recognizes (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using a tripod), (Backlight) or (Backlight Portrait) scenes, which tends to blur. You can select the desired image from the two images shot.

| First Image* | Second Image
| Shoots in Slow Synchro | Shoots with sensitivity increased and shake reduced
| Shoots in Slow Synchro | Shoots with even slower shutter speed without increasing sensitivity
| Shoots in Slow Synchro with the face which the flash strobes on as guide | Shoots with sensitivity increased with the face as guide and shake reduced
| Shoots with the flash | Shoots with the brightness and contrast of the background adjusted (DRO plus)
| Shoots with the face which the flash strobes on as guide | Shoots with the brightness and contrast of the face and the background adjusted (DRO plus)

* When [Flash] is set to [Auto].
What is the Anti Blink function?
When set to [Advanced], the camera automatically shoots two images consecutively* when it recognizes (Portrait). The camera will select, display, and record the image which the eyes are not blinked automatically. If the eyes are closed in both images, the message “Blinked eye detected” is displayed.
* except when the flash strobes/when the shutter speed is slow
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