72 ShootingIn the (Rec.) menu,select .Setting the Auto Rotate FunctionThe camera is equipped with an Intelligent Orientation sensor thatdetects the orientation of an image shot with the camera on end andautomatically rotates it to the correct viewing orientation in the display.You can set this function on / off.• See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 37).• Use the or button to select [On] or[Off].• The display will return to the Rec. menu.• When the Auto Rotate function is set toOn and the LCD monitor is set to thedetailed display mode, the icon(normal), icon (right end is down) oricon (left end is down) will appear inthe upper right of the display.• When the camera is held on end to shoot, the IntelligentOrientation sensor judges the upper end to be “up” and thelower end to be “down.” It then only uses the upper two ofthe three AF frames (when the AiAF function is On) to raise theaccuracy of the focus, exposure and white balance metering.The bottom AF frame disappears. This function operatesregardless of the On/Off status of the Auto Rotate function.• This function may not operate correctly when the camera ispointed straight up or down. Check that the arrow is pointingin the right direction and if it is not, then set the Auto Rotatefunction to [Off].• Even if the Auto Rotate function is set to on, theorientation of images downloaded to a computer willdepend upon the software used to download the images.
