Shooting – The Basics

1Turn the mode dialand set the icon of the function you wish to use to .

z Shooting procedures are the same as for the mode (p. 33).

and Shooting Modes

Always use a tripod to prevent camera shake.

z See page 152 for settings that can be changed in this mode.

z Tips for each function: Portrait Mode

•To best achieve the effect of the background gradually fading, compose the image so that the upper half of the subject’s body fills most of the viewfinder or LCD monitor.

•The background gets increasingly indistinct the more you adjust the focal length toward telephoto.

Landscape Mode

•The icon (camera shake warning) may appear on the LCD monitor since slower shutter speeds are frequently used in this mode. If this happens, affix the camera to a tripod.

Night Scene Mode

•The shutter speed slows down. Even if you use the flash, tell your subjects not to move for a few moments.

•Using the mode in daylight will produce an effect similar to that of the mode.

z Fast Shutter

•Noise in the recorded image may increase if you shoot dark subjects.

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