86Setting the Auto Rotate FunctionYour camera is equipped with an Intelligent Orientation sensor that detectsthe orientation of an image shot with the camera held vertically andautomatically rotates it to the correct viewing orientation in the display. Youcan set this function on/off.• This function may not operate correctly when the camera is pointedstraight up or down. Check that the arrow is pointing in the rightdirection and if it is not, then set the Auto Rotate function to [Off].• Even if the Auto Rotate function is set to [On], the orientation ofimages downloaded to a computer will depend upon the softwareused to download the images.• When the camera is held vertically to shoot, the IntelligentOrientation sensor judges the upper end to be “up” and the lowerend to be “down.” It then regulates the optional white balance,exposure and focus for vertical photography. This function operatesregardless of the On/Off status of the Auto Rotate function.• When changing the camera’s orientation between the horizontal andvertical positions, you may hear noise coming from the orientationdetection mechanism. This is not a malfunction.1 In the (Set up) menu, select .See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 42).2 Use the or button to select [On]and press the MENU button.• The display will return to the Shootingscreen.• When the Auto Rotate function is set to[On] 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.
