Using the Photography Functions — Procedure of Setting

Specify the camera settings for taking pictures to get the best result. A general guide is given below.

1 Select the Photography mode.

Turn the Mode dial to select the Photography mode. The camera settings are tailored to the scene being shot.

q Auto

This is the easiest mode for taking

pictures (➝p.40).

 

 

? Scene

Select the best Shooting mode for the

 

position

scene being shot (➝p.40).

 

 

This mode provides more detailed

s Manual

settings that are impossible to set in q

 

 

Auto mode (➝ p.45).

 

 

Used for changing the aperture setting so

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Aperture

that the background is out of focus, or the

 

priority AE

area in front of and behind the subject is

 

 

also in focus in the shot (➝p.45).

M

Shutter

Used for changing the shutter speed

setting so that the action is frozen or the

 

priority AE

 

flow of the motion is conveyed (➝p.47).

 

 

 

 

 

2 Specify the photography settings.

Pressing buttons or selecting menu allows you to specify photography functions. You can obtain the best result for shooting.

W

T

MENU /OK

DISP/BACK

e(p) Macro button d (q) Flash button

(o) Shutter speed/Aperture button

ZSpecifying functions using buttons

e Macro

Used for close-up shots (➝p.50).

dUsed for shots in dark locations or for

Flash

backlit subjects, etc. (➝p.51).

Shutter

Used for changing the aperture or shutter

speed/

speed (➝p.46, 48).

Aperture

 

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