DIGITAL SUBJECT PROGRAMS

Night portrait - for deep, subtle night scenes. The use of a tripod is recommended. When used with flash, the subject and background exposures are balanced. The flash can only be used with

Automatic selection

Portrait

Sports Action

Landscape

Sunset

Night PortraitTextSuper MacroAuto recording (off)

Digital subject programs optimize the camera’s exposure, white-balance, and image-processing systems for specific conditions and subjects.

Set the mode switch to the Digital Subject Program posi- tion. Simply press the left and right keys of the controller to select the appropriate subject program; the active subject program is displayed at the top of the monitor. For more on Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection, see page 25.

Portrait - optimized to reproduce warm, soft skin tones and a slight defocusing of the background. Most portraits look best at a telephoto setting; the longer focal length does not exaggerate facial features and the shallower depth of field softens the background. Use fill flash with strong direct sunlight or backlight to reduce harsh shadows.

Sports action - used to capture action by maximizing shutter speeds. When using flash, the subject must be within the flash range (p. 29). A monopod is more flexible and compact than a tripod when shooting events.

Landscape - optimized to produce sharp, colorful landscapes. Used with bright outdoor scenery.

Sunset - optimized to reproduce rich, warm sunsets. When the sun is above the horizon, do not point the camera toward the sun for prolonged periods of time. The intensity of the sun could damage the CCD. Between exposures, turn off the camera or cover the lens.

close subjects such as with a portrait of a person. When using the flash, ask your subjects not to move after the burst; the shutter may still be open for the background exposure.

Text - To take pictures of black text or line art on white backgrounds.

Super Macro - for close-up photographs down to 5cm (2 in.). When selected, the lens zooms automatically to the Super Macro position; the zoom position cannot be changed. At close object dis- tances, the flash may cause overexposure or uneven illumination, set the flash mode to flash cancel (p. 28). The use of a tripod is recommended.

Auto recording - when the Digital Subject Programs are turned off, the camera uses programmed autoexposure.

SPOT AF

The spot AF is used for selective focusing. Both focus and exposure are determined with the spot focus area. When auto reset (p. 45) is active, the spot AF area resets to the wide focus frame when the camera is turned off. The spot focus area can be used with movie recording. When used with the digital zoom (p. 51), the spot focus area is enlarged.

Press and hold the center button of the controller to display the spot focus area; press and hold the button again to return to the wide focus frame. Take the picture as described in the basic recording operation section on page 24.

When the live image only display is used, switching between the wide and spot AF modes resets the display mode to the full display.

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Recording - basic operation

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