The Mode Dial

The camera offers a choice of the following modes:

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❚❚GUIDE Mode

g(0 35): Take and view pictures and adjust settings with the help of an on-screen guide.

❚❚P, S, A, and M Modes

Select these modes for full control over camera settings.

P—Programmed auto (0 68):

A—Aperture-priority auto

Camera chooses shutter

(0 70): Adjust aperture to

speed and aperture, user

soften background details or

controls other settings.

increase depth-of-field to

S—Shutter-priority auto

bring both main subject and

background into focus.

(0 69): Choose fast shutter

speeds to freeze action,

M—Manual (0 71): Match

slow shutter speeds to

shutter speed and aperture

suggest motion by blurring

to your creative intent.

moving objects.

 

 

 

❚❚ Auto Modes

Select these modes for simple, point-and- shoot photography.

iAuto (0 25): Camera adjusts settings automatically to produce optimal results with “point-and- shoot” simplicity. Recommended for first-time users of digital cameras.

jAuto (flash off) (0 25): As above, except that the flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.

❚❚Scene Modes

Selecting a scene mode automatically optimizes settings to suit the selected scene.

kPortrait (0 30): Shoot portraits with back-

mSports (0 31): Freeze motion for dynamic

ground in soft focus.

sports shots.

lLandscape (0 30): Preserve details in

nClose up (0 31): Take vivid close-ups of

landscape shots.

flowers, insects, and other small objects.

pChild (0 31): Create portraits of children.

oNight portrait (0 31): Shoot portraits

Clothing and background details are vividly

against a dimly-lit backdrop.

rendered while skin tones remain soft and

 

natural.

 

 

 

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