PORTRAIT - optimized to reproduce soft skin tones and a slight defocusing of the background. The flash mode can be changed (p. 30). Most portraits look best at a telephoto setting; longer focal lengths do not exaggerate facial features and the shallower depth of field softens the background.

LANDSCAPE - optimized to produce sharp, colorful landscapes. The flash mode is set to flash cancel. Fill-flash can be used (p. 30).

NIGHT PORTRAIT - for deep, subtle night scenes. When used with fill- flash, the subject and background exposures are balanced. When taking pictures of a landscape at night, use a tripod to eliminate blurring from camera shake. To take portraits with night scenes, set the flash mode to fill-flash (p. 30). Ask your subject not to move after the flash burst; the shutter will still be open for the background exposure.

TEXT - for the crisp reproduction of black text or line art on white backgrounds. The flash mode is set to flash cancel (p. 30). Fill-flash can be used. Use a tripod to eliminate camera shake and ensure the sharpest images.

MACRO & TEXT - for close-up images of text or line art between 16 - 60cm (6 ~ 24in.) from the CCD. Two pointers will indicate the combined modes on the data panel and the macro and text indicators will be displayed on the monitor. The use of a tripod is recommended. The flash is set to flash cancel. Fill-flash can cause extreme overexposure and uneven illumination.

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