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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
•Open the flash. (P39)
•Since the shutter speed b ecomes slow,
we recommend using a tripod.
•Keep the subject still for about 1 second
when taking a picture.
•We recommend taking pictures by rotat ing
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 – 5 m (Wide),
2 m– 5 m (Tele).
(Refer to P40 for the flash control range.)
•Be sure to close the f lash when not in use.
•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.
•When the flash is set, the flash setting is
fixed to Slow sync./Red-eye reduction
[ ] and the flash is always activated.
•The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].
•The setting on the continuous AF is
disabled.
When you take a picture following the
motion of a subject which moves in a
certain direction such as a runner or a car,
the background will show some motion blur.
This special effect is called “panning”. This
mode allows you to obtain this effect easier.
∫Technique for Panning mode
To achieve good pictures in panning mode,
pick a horizontal plane– and then pan as
you fire shots.
1Move the camera smoothly while
tracking a subject in motion.
2Press the shutter button while moving
the camera.
3Keep moving the camera continuously.
•Be careful of the following:
–Use the Viewfinder. (P26)
–Select a subject with quick motion.
–Prefocus to the point where the s ubject
will arrive. (P76)
–Use this mode with burst mode. (P47)
Select the best picture from the pictures
taken.
Night portrait mode
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Panning mode
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