Technique for Night portrait mode Use the flash

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[NIGHT PORTRAIT]

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P46) This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real-life brightness.

∫Technique for Night portrait mode

• Use the flash.

• Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P42) for taking pictures.

• Keep the subject still for about 1 second after taking the picture.

• We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide (1k) 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 P40 for the available flash range to take pictures.)

•The shutter may remain closed (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.

•The white balance cannot be set.

[NIGHT SCENERY]

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P46) This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape.

∫Technique 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 (P42) for taking pictures.

•The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to ¶.

•The shutter may remain closed (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.

•The following functions cannot be used.

–[W.BALANCE]

–[SLOW SHUTTER]

[FOOD]

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [SCENE MODE] menu and select a scene mode. (P46) This mode allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the ambient light in restaurants etc.

•The focus range becomes the same as macro mode. [5 cm (0.16 feet) (Wide)/ 50 cm (1.64 feet) (Tele) to ¶]