Sony DSC-TX5 - Manual (Page 24)

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Intelligent Auto Adjustment
Allows you to shoot still images with the setting adjusted automatically.
1 Lower the lens cover to switch to shooting mode.
2 (REC Mode) t (Intelligent Auto
Adjustment)
3 Press the shutter button fully down.
• Flash mode is set to [Auto] or [Off].
Note
z On Scene Recognition
Scene Recognition operates in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode. This function lets the
camera automatically recognize the shooting conditions and shoot the image.
• The camera recognizes (Twilight), (Twilight Portrait), (Twilight using a tripod),
(Backlight), (Backlight Portrait), (Landscape), (Macro), (Close Focus) or
(Portrait), and displays the corresponding icon and guide on the screen when the scene is
recognized.
For details, see page 62.
Scene Recognition icon and guide
z If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult
to focus on
• The shortest shooting distance is approximately 8 cm (3 1/4 inches) (1 cm (13/32 inches) in
Intelligent Auto Adjustment or Easy Mode) (W), 50 cm (1 ft 7 3/4 inches) (T) (from the lens). Shoot
in the Close focus mode when you shoot a subject closer than the shooting distance.
• When the camera cannot focus on the subject automatically, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to
flash slowly and the beep does not sound. Either recompose the shot or change the focus setting
(page 59).
• Focusing may be difficult in the following situations:
– It is dark and the subject is distant.
– The contrast between the subject and the background is poor.
– The subject is seen through glass.
– The subject is moving quickly.
– There is reflective light or shiny surfaces.
– The subject is backlit or there is a flashing light.