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■Landscape. Select this mode when you want extra sharpness and rich colors of dis- tant scenes. The built-in flash and AF-assist illuminator are disabled.

■Child. Use this mode to accentuate the vivid colors often found in children’s cloth- ing, and to render skin tones with a soft, natural looking texture. The D7000 focuses on the closest subject to the camera. The built-in flash will pop up if needed.

■Sports. Use this mode to freeze fast moving subjects. The D7000 selects a fast shut- ter speed to stop action, and focuses continuously on the center focus point while you have the shutter release button pressed halfway. However, you can select one of the other two focus points to the left or right of the center by pressing the multi selector left/right buttons. The built-in electronic flash and focus assist illuminator lamp are disabled.

■Close-Up.This mode is helpful when you are shooting close-up pictures of a sub- ject from about one foot away or less, such as flowers, bugs, and small items. The D7000 focuses on the closest subject in the center of the frame, but you can use the multi selector right and left buttons to focus on a different point. Use a tripod in this mode, as exposures may be long enough to cause blurring from camera move- ment. The built-in flash will pop up if needed.

■Night Portrait. Choose this mode when you want to illuminate a subject in the foreground with flash (it will pop up automatically, if needed), but still allow the background to be exposed properly by the available light. The camera focuses on the closest main subject. Be prepared to use a tripod or a vibration-resistant lens like the 18-55 VR kit lens to reduce the effects of camera shake. (You’ll find more about VR and camera shake in Chapter 11.)

■Night Landscape. Mount your camera on a tripod and use this mode for longer exposure times to produce images with more natural colors and reduced visual noise in scenes with street lights or neon signs.

■Party/Indoor. For indoor scenes with typical background lighting.

■Beach/Snow. Useful for bright high-contrast scenes with sand or snow.

■Sunset. Emphasizes the rich colors at sunset or sunrise, disables the flash, and may use a slow shutter speed, so consider working with a tripod.

■Dusk/dawn. Similar to Sunset mode, but preserves the subtle colors in the sky just after sunset, or just prior to dawn.

■Pet Portrait. An “action” mode specifically for fast-moving, erratic subjects, such as pets.

■Candlelight. Disables your flash to allow photographs by candle; a tripod is recommended.