Recording pictures (advanced)
Taking Pictures using Night Portrait Mode
Night Portrait Mode allows you to take pictures against a nighttime landscape. By using the flash and a slow shutter speed, the picture will show the subject and the background brighter than they appear in real life.
Preparation
• Set the mode dial to [ 
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ªTechnique for Night portrait mode
•Open the flash. (P38)
•Since the shutter speed becomes slow (max. about 1 sec.), we recommend using a tripod.
•Keep the subject still for about
1 second after taking a picture.
•The subject should be positioned within the available flash range
[1.31 feet (40 cm) – 6.56 feet (2 m)]. (Fixed to ISO100)
•We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide.
•The focus range is 3.28 feet (1 m) – ¶.
ªWhen taking picture of only a landscape at night
•Without the flash, the shutter speed will be about 8 seconds at maximum. The shutter speed is suitable for taking pictures of nightscapes only.
•The focus range is 16.4 feet (5 m) – ¶.
¬Suggestions/Tips ¬
•Be sure to close the flash when you do not use the flash.
•Flash setting is fixed to Slow sync./
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•You can change the white balance setting. (P67)
•The shutter may be kept closed (max. about 8 seconds) after taking a picture with slow shutter speed, but it is not a malfunction.
•When you take pictures in dark places, noises may become visible.
To avoid noises, we recommend setting each item on [PICT.ADJ.] to [LOW]. (P79)
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