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•When taking pic tures of a fast-moving
subject indoors, the [ ] function
automatically increases the ISO
sensitivity to prevent subject blur.
•The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ ].
Press [ ] to display the [SCENEMODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P49)
This mode allows you to take pictures of a
subject and a landscape with near real-life
brightness by using the flash and slowing
down the shutter speed.
wTechnique for Night portrait mode
•Use the flash.
•Since the shutter speed b ecomes slower,
we recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer (P43) for taking pictures.
•Keep the subject still for about 1 second
after taking the picture.
•We recommend rotating the zoom lever to
Wide (1M) and being about 1.5 m
(4.92 feet) from the subject when taking a
picture.
•The focus range is 1.2 m (3.94 feet) to
5 m (16.4 feet). (Refer to P41 for the
available flash range to take pictures.)
•The shutter may remain close d (max.
about 1 sec.) after taking the picture
because of signal processing. This is not
a malfunction.
•Noise may become visible when you take
pictures in dark places.
•When using the flash, Slow sync./Red-eye
reduction [ ] is selected and the
flash is activated every time.
Press [ ] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode. (P49)
This mode allows you to record the
nightscape vividly by reducing the shutter
speed.
wTechnique for Night scenery mode
•Since the shutter speed becomes slower
(up to about 8 sec.) use a tripod. We also
recommend using the self-timer (P43) for
taking pictures.
•The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to c.
•The shutter may remain clos ed (max.
about 8 sec.) after taking the picture
because of signal processing. This is not
a malfunction.
•Noise may become visible when you take
pictures in dark places.
•The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[].
•ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100].
•The setting on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
•You cannot set the slow shutter.
[NIGHT PORTRAIT]
/SET
MENU
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[NIGHT SCENERY]
/SET
MENU
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