PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS SELECTING PHOTOGRAPHY MODE

BAUTO

4 Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the setting.

?SCENE POSITION

1

2 10

02

 

SHOOTING MODE

 

:

 

: OFF

 

: SET

3 10

02

 

PORTRAIT

 

:

 

: OFF

 

: SET

Set the Mode switch to “B”.

This is the easiest mode to use and can be used for most types of shots.

●! See P.33 for information on available flashes.

Set the Mode switch to “?”.

This mode provides the best Scene position setting for the scene being shot.

Choose from 11 types of scene (m, ,, ., ©, Ü, Ö, ÿ, Ÿ, Ù, Õ or s).

1Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the menu on the LCD monitor.

2Press “a” or “b” to select “ˇ” SHOOTING MODE.

1Press “c”.

2Press “a” or “b” to select the setting.

Scene position settings

Explanation

Available flash modes

 

mPORTRAIT

Used for photography getting beautiful skin tones and soft

AUTO / b / d / v / c /

 

overall tone.

n

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

,LANDSCAPE

Used for shooting scenery in daylight and provides crisp,

Flash not available

 

 

clear shots of scenery such as buildings and mountains.

 

 

.SPORT

Used for shooting sporting events. This mode gives

AUTO / d / v

 

 

priority to faster shutter speeds.

 

 

 

Used for shooting evening and night scenes. This mode

 

 

 

allows you to take shots where priority is given to slow

 

 

 

shutter speeds of up to 2 seconds. To prevent camera

 

 

©NIGHT

shake, always use a tripod.

c / n / v

 

●! For slow shutter speeds of 1/2 sec. or longer, recording

 

 

takes longer because noise reduction processing is

 

 

 

performed after you take the shot. [PROCESSING...]

 

3

 

appears on the LCD monitor during noise reduction.

 

 

 

 

 

Use this mode to prevent darkening images and provide

 

 

 

 

ÜBEACH & SNOW

crisp, clear shots, when shooting at beach under strong

AUTO / b / d / v / c /

Advanced

vivid.

b / d / v / c / n

ÖSUNSET

 

sunlight or at snowy scene where the whole screen

n

 

 

appears white.

 

 

 

Use this mode to shoot sunset, making the colors more

 

 

 

 

 

Features

 

Use this mode for taking pictures in places such as

 

 

 

 

 

museum where the use of flash and making an operation

 

 

 

sound and a shutter sound are restricted.

 

 

ÿMUSEUM

Flash mode is forcibly set to Suppressed flash and

Flash not available

 

 

operation sound and shutter sound are not emitted.

 

 

 

●! Check whether photography is permitted before using

 

 

 

this mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Used for shooting at wedding and indoor party.

 

 

ŸPARTY

This mode produces beautiful images that retain the

b

 

natural ambience when shots are taken in low-light

 

 

conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ù

Use this mode to take clear close-up shots when zooming

Flash not available

 

up a flower.

 

FLOWER CLOSE-UP

 

It is effective for taking more vivid shots of flower petal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ÕTEXT

Use this mode to shoot documents and white board.

d / v

 

It is effective for taking clearer shots of letters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sMANUAL

Sets the “¨” exposure compensation (➡P.47) and “»”

AUTO / b / d / v / c /

 

white balance (➡P.47) to manual to easily control yourself.

n

 

 

 

34

35