Portrait Mode, Low Light Mode, Spotlight Mode

You can select optimal scene mode under specific recording situations.

* Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.

1 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] Switch to

[MANUAL].

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FOCU

. The [l.._:] Indication and the One-Touch Navigation icon appears.

Set [ _ BASIC] >> [ _ SCENE MODE] >> a desired mode ([ _, ], [ ,_'J], [ _ ], [ [] ] or [ Z_]).

. The Indication of the selected Mode appears.

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1) [t_] Sports		Mode
. For recording scenes involving quick
movements,		such	as sports scenes.

2)[ t,_] Portrait Mode

. Use when you want to make people (subjects) stand out from the background.

. To make the scene brighter in dark conditions.

4)[ [] ] Spotlight Mode

=To make the subject under a spotlight look more attractive.

5)[it] Surf & Snow Mode

. To record images in bright places such as ski slopes and beaches.

I To Cancel the Scene Mode

Set [ _;BASIC] >> [ 5{NSCENE MODE] >> [OFF]. Or, set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] Switch to [AUTO].

Notes:

*if any of the Scene Modes are selected, you cannot adjust the shutter speed (p. 42) or iris (p. 43).

*Using the MagicPix Function cancels any of the Scene Modes.

*Using the Light Function cancels any of the Scene Modes.

Sports Mode

o For slow motion playback (PV-GS59 Only) or

playback pause of recorded pictures, this mode reduces camera shakes.

o During normal playback, the image movement may not look smooth.

o Avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury light or sodium light because the color and brightness of the playback image may change.

. If you record a subject illuminated with strong light or a highly reflective subject, vertical lines of light may appear.

. If the light is insufficient, the Sports Mode does not function. The [ _ ] Indication flashes.

. If this mode is used indoors, the screen may flicker.

. If you record a still picture in Progressive Photoshot Mode, the brightness and hue of the recorded still picture may become unstable.

o If this mode is used for indoors, the screen may flicker. If so, change the [ _[NSCENE MODE] setting to [OFF].

Low Light Mode

. Extremely dark scenes may not be able to be recorded with detail.

. If the subject is extremely bright, the recorded image may become whitish and the periphery of the recorded image extremely dark.

. If the recording subject is extremely bright, the recorded image may become whitish.