SUBJECT-PROGRAM SELECTION
Night Portrait
Night portraits balance the camera’s flash exposure with the background exposure. In night portrait mode, the camera control the aperture and shutter speed, allowing the background to appear in the photograph.
Photograping Night Scenes
Cancel the flash in night portrait mode to photograph night scenes. The longer shutter speeds set in night portrait mode let you capture beautiful photographs of twilight scenes and night skylines.
Press the
button until the subject-
1 |
Press the
button 
until the
indicator
points to 
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SUBJECT / | DRIVE |
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program indicator 
points to
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• Set the flash to fill flash 
or fill flash with 
when using night portrait mode. See pages 37 and 38.
button
2 | While pressing the flash- | |
| mode button, turn the | |
| control dial until | appears |
| on the data panel. |
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•Use a tripod to reduce camera shake.
•The use of fast film is recommended.
•Warn your subject not to move while the picture is taken. The shutter remains open to capture the background.
•The shutter speed may be slow. Use a tripod to reduce camera shake.
Control dial
•The use of fast film is recommended.
•Dark night scenes may be prevent the AF system from focusing, use focus lock (p34) or manual focus (p75).
•Night scenes tend to be better at twillight rather than in the darkness of night. The faint light in the early evening sky adds detail to the shadows of the scene.
•The shutter speed may be slowe. Use a tripod to reduce camera shake.
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