Using the Menus: Shooting Mode

Aspect Ratio

Pictures with an aspect ratio of 4 : 3 have the same proportions as the camera display. Pictures with an aspect ratio of 3 : 2 have the same proportions as a frame of 35-mm film, while an aspect ratio of 16 : 9 is suited to display on High Definition (HD) devices.

4 : 3

3 : 216 : 9

ANote

Image quality is not reset when the camera is turned off or another shooting mode is selected.

WFILM SIMULATION

Simulate the effects of different types of film, including sepia and black-and-white.

Option

Description

cPROVIA/

Standard color reproduction. Suited

STANDARD

to a wide range of subjects, from

 

portraits to landscapes.

dVelvia/

A high-contrast palette of saturated

VIVID

colors, suited to nature photographs.

eASTIA/

A soft-toned palette of less saturated

SOFT

colors.

NB&W

Take pictures in black and white.

fSEPIA

Take pictures in sepia.

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