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Take pictures.

The following scenes are available:
Party/Indoor

OFF

OFF

AUTO

Use for shots that include details of the background, or to capture the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting.

Beach/Snow

AUTO

OFF

OFF

AUTO

Captures the brightness of such subjects as snowfi elds, beaches, or sunlit expanses of water.

Sunset

AUTO

OFF OFF OFF

Preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises.

Setting Icons

The icons to the right of the scene name indicate (in order from left to right) the default

flash ( 20), self-timer ( 22), macro close-up ( 23), focus (see below), and AF-assist ( 21) settings for that scene. White squares () indicate settings that can be changed, solid squares () settings that are fi xed at the values shown. Default values for the current scene are restored when the camera is turned off or another scene or shooting mode is

selected. Focus is shown as follows:

Camera focuses on subject in center of frame

Camera focuses at infi nity. Focus indicator is always displayed in green when shut- ter-release button is pressed halfway; note, however, that foreground objects may not always be in focus.

The following icons indicate the precautions that may be needed to avoid blur:

Hold camera steady

Use tripod

Aicon indicates that pictures may be processed to reduce noise, resulting in increased recording times.

Modes Assist Scene and Scene

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