Features Shooting

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

Scene Mode and Features

bPortrait

Use this mode for portraits.

•The camera detects a human face and focuses on it (A65).

•The camera smoothes skin tones by applying the skin softening function before recording pictures (A67).

•If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the screen.

•Digital zoom is not available.

cLandscape

Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes.

•When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, focus areas or the focus indicator (A8) always lights in green.

dSports

Use this mode for dynamic action shots that freeze the action in a single shot and record motion in a series of pictures.

•The camera focuses at the center of the frame.

•To take pictures continuously, hold down the shutter- release button. Up to 18 pictures are taken at a rate of about 0.8 frames per second (fps) when Image mode is set to R

4320×3240.

•The camera continuously adjusts focus even when the shutter-release button is not pressed halfway. As a result, you may hear the sound of the lens focus motor.

•During continuous shooting, focus, exposure, and white balance are fixed at the values determined with the first picture in each series.

•The frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the current image mode setting, the memory card used, or shooting condition.

Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with which Ois indicated. Set Vibration

40reduction to Off from the setup menu (A98) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera.