Advanced (Recording pictures)
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This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real-life
brightness.
∫Technique for Night Portrait Mode
•When selecting [NIGHTPORTRAIT], ask the subject not to move while taking a picture.
Note
•Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod and the Self-Timer for
taking pictures.
•When the camera is set to [STABILIZER] and there is very little jitter, or if [STABILIZER] is set
to [OFF], shutter speed may slow down up to 8seconds.
•The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8sec.) after taking the picture because of signal
processing. This is not a malfun ct ion.
•During motion picture recording , low light settings [ ] are used, which will provide
better pictures in dimly lit rooms or at nightfall.
•The range in which the focus is adjusted is shown below.
–[NIGHT PORTRAIT]: 60 cm (1.97 feet) to 10 m (32.8feet) ( Wide)
–[NIGHT SCENERY]/[ILLUMINATIONS]/[CREATIVE NIG HT SCENERY]: 5 m (16.4 feet) to ¶
•Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.
[NIGHT PORTRAIT][NIGHT PORTRAIT]
Used when taking photographs of people with night scenery as a background.
•Open the flash.
(You can set to [ ].)
•The initial setting for [AFMODE] is [š].
[NIGHT SCENERY]
Night scenery is vividly photographed with the maximum 8 second slow shutter.
•The flash setting is fixed to [Œ].
[ILLUMINATIONS]
Illuminations are photographed beautifully.
•The flash setting is fixed to [Œ].
[CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY]
The aperture value (P80) can be changed in the [NIGHT SCENERY] setting.
•The flash setting is fixed to [Œ].