Sony DSC-WX5/WX5C User Manual

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Scene Recognition
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).
1 Set the mode dial to 
 (Intelligent Auto Adjustment).
2 MENU t 
 (Scene Recognition) 
t desired mode
• The Scene Recognition function does not operate when you shoot images using digital zoom.
• [Scene Recognition] is set to [Auto] in the following situations:
– In Superior Auto Adjustment mode
– In  Easy  Mode
– When the Smile Shutter function is activated
– When [Self-Timer] is set to [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portrait Two People]
– During burst shooting
• In Tracking focus mode, 
 (Portrait), 
 (Twilight Portrait) or 
 (Backlight Portrait) are not 
recognized.
• 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.
 (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. For details on the 
Anti Blink function, see “What is the Anti Blink function?”.
Notes
Example of an image when 
(Backlight) is activated.
Scene Recognition icon and guide
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)
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