Sony DSC-T1 - Manual (Page 30)

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Shooting images with the AF
illuminator
The AF illuminator is fill light to focus
more easily on a subject in dark
surroundings. The
appears on the LCD
screen and the AF illuminator emits red
light when the shutter button is pressed
halfway until the focus is locked.
When this function is not needed, set [AF
Illuminator] to [Off] on the Setup screen
(page 106).
• If AF illuminator light does not reach the
subject sufficiently or the subject has no
contrast, focus will not be achieved. (A distance
up to approximately 2.2 m (86 5/8 inches) is
recommended.)
• Focus is achieved as long as AF illuminator
light reaches the subject, even if the light is
slightly off the center of the subject.
• When the focus preset distance is set (page 49),
the AF illuminator does not function.
• The AF range finder frame does not appear.
The
, or indicators flashes, and AF
operates with priority on subjects located near
the center.
• The AF illuminator operates only when
(Camera) is set to [Auto], [Program],
(Magnifying glass mode), (Twilight
portrait mode), (Snow mode) or
(Beach mode) in the menu.
• The AF illuminator emits very bright light.
Although there are no problems with safety,
directly looking into the AF illuminator emitter
at close range is not recommended, as you may
see residual spots for several minutes
afterwards, such as after looking into a
flashlight.
ON
VGA 60min 101
96
FINE
F2.8 30 S AF
ON
Inserting the date and time
on a still image
, Set the mode switch to , then
press MENU.
The menu appears.
• When images are shot with the date and time
superimposed, the date and time cannot be
removed later.
• The date and time do not appear on the LCD
screen during shooting, instead, the
indicator appears on the LCD screen. The
actual date and time appear in red during
playback only.
• The date and time is not inserted in Multi Burst
mode.
• You can also carry out this operation with the
mode switch set to
or .
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Program
Auto
Camera
Mode
MENU