Taking pictures in low light

Increase the ISO sensitivity.

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situations without using

Set the image stabilizer function.

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the flash

Setting the camera to fire

 

 

the flash automatically in

Set the flash setting to [AUTO].

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low light situations

 

 

 

Take a picture while checking the histogram and

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Highlight&Shadow.

 

 

Taking pictures without

Take a picture while checking the shutter speed and

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aperture value displays. If either is blinking, the optimal

whites appearing too white

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exposure is not obtained.

or blacks appearing too

 

dark

Set the gradation setting to [AUTO]. Subjects with areas

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of large contrast are adjusted automatically.

 

 

 

Adjust the exposure compensation.

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Set [PICTURE MODE] to [MONOTONE].You can take

 

 

monotone pictures in black and white, sepia tones,

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purplish tones, bluish tones, and greenish tones.

Taking monotone pictures

 

Or set [PICTURE MODE] to [GRAINY FILM].

 

 

Recorded images can be edited into black-and-white or

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sepia-toned images.

 

 

 

Set the gradation setting to [AUTO].

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Set the flash setting to [#] (fill-in flash) and take the

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picture.

Taking pictures of a

 

Use spot metering to measure the exposure of the

 

subject against backlight

 

subject in the center of the picture. If the subject is not in

 

 

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the center of the picture, use AE lock to lock the

 

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exposure, and then change the composition and take

 

 

 

the picture.

 

Brightening a dark backlit

You can adjust the image using [SHADOW ADJ] of

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image

[JPEG EDIT].

 

Taking pictures with a

Use A(aperture priority) mode to decrease the aperture

 

value as much as possible. You can blur the background

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blurred background

more by shooting up close to the subject.

 

 

 

Taking pictures that stop

 

 

the subject in motion or

Use the S(shutter priority) mode to take the picture.

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convey a sense of motion

 

 

 

Set the white balance according to the light source. You

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can also make fine changes to the settings.

 

 

Taking pictures with the

With WB bracket shooting, you can capture 3 to 9

 

correct color

images with different white balance settings for each

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picture taken. This enables you to take pictures with the

 

desired white balance without having to make fine

 

 

changes to the settings.

 

 

 

 

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