Shooting - Letting the Camera Select Settings 49
Portrait Mode
Use this mode when you want the subject to appear sharp and the background to blur.
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Turn the shooting mode dial to .
•Shooting procedures are the same as for the Auto
Mode (p. 44).
•The AEB, AE lock, FE Lock, light metering, file format (RAW), and image
adjustment (ISO speed, contrast, sharpness and saturation) settings cannot be
adjusted in this mode.
•You can set the AF frame to either the auto (AiAF) selection or manual center (p. 71).
•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
Use this mode to shoot expansive landscape scenes.
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Turn the shooting mode dial to .
•Shooting procedures are the same as for the Auto
Mode (p. 44).
•The macro, AEB, AE lock, FE Lock, light metering, file format (RAW), and image
adjustment (ISO speed, contrast, sharpness and saturation) settings cannot be
adjusted in this mode.
•You can set the AF frame to either the auto (AiAF) selection or manual center (p. 71).
•Since a slow shutter speed is often selected in mode, use a tripod to shoot if
the (camera shake war ning) icon appears on the LCD monitor.