Recording pictures (advanced)
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[SCENE MODE] menu (Refer to P55 for information about how to select the menu.)
This mode allows you to take pictures
against a night landscape. The subject can
be recorded with brightness in real life by
using the flash and slowing down the
shutter speed.
∫Technique for Night portrait mode
•Use the flash.
•Since the shutter speed becomes slow,
we recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer (P40) for taking pictures.
•Keep the subject still for about 1 second
when taking a picture.
•We recommend taking pictures by rotating
the zoom lever to Wide (1k) and being at
a distance about 1.5 m from the subject.
•The focus range is 1.2 m to 5 m.
(Refer to P38 for the flash control range.)
•The shutter may be kept closed (max.
about 1 sec.) after taking a picture
because of signal conditioning, but it is not
a malfunction.
•When you take pictures in dark places,
noise may become visible.
•The flash is always activated when the
camera is set to Slow sync./Red-eye
reduction [ ].
•The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].
This mode allows you to take a picture of a
nightscape. The landscape can be
recorded vividly by slowing down the
shutter speed.
∫Technique for Night scenery mode
•Since the shutter speed becomes slow
(max. about 8 sec.), use a tripod. We also
recommend using the self-timer (P40) for
taking pictures.
•The focus range is 5 m to .
•The shutter may be kept closed (max.
about 8 sec.) after taking a picture
because of signal conditioning, but it is not
a malfunction.
•When you take pictures in dark places,
noise may become visible.
•The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[].
•The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].
•The setting on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
•You cannot set the slow shutter.
Night portrait mode
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Night scenery mode
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