Record mode
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Recording in various situations (Scene mode)When you record images in different situations,
this mode automatically sets optimum shutter
speeds and apertures.
$Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[MANUAL].
2Set [BASIC] >> [SCENE MODE] >> select the
desired mode.
1) [)] Sports mode
$To record sports scenes or scenes where
there are quick motions
2) [ ] Portrait mode
$To make persons stand out against the
background
3) [ ] Low light mode
$To record dark scenes so they are brighter
4) [ ] Spotlight mode
$To record subjects spotlit in a party or
theatre
5) [ ] Surf & snow mode
$To record images at dazzling places such
as ski slopes and beaches
%To cancel the scene mode function
Set [BASIC] >> [SCENE MODE] >> [OFF] or set
the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [AUTO].
Sports mode
$For slow-motion playback or playback pause
of recorded pictures, this mode presents free
of camera shakes.
$During normal playback, the image
movement may not look smooth.
$Avoid recording under fluorescent light,
mercury light or sodium light because the
colour and brightness of the playback image
may change.
$If you record a subject illuminated with strong
light or a highly reflective subject, vertical
lines of light may appear.
$If the brightness is insufficient, the sports
mode does not function. The [)] indication
flashes.
$If this mode is used indoors, the screen may
flicker.
Portrait mode
$If this mode is used indoors, the screen may
flicker. If so, change the scene mode setting
to [OFF].
Low light mode
$Extremely dark scenes may not be able to be
recorded finely.
Spotlight mode
$If the recording subject is extremely bright,
the recorded image may become whitish and
the periphery of the recorded image
extremely dark.
Surf & snow mode
$If the recording subject is extremely bright,
the recorded image may become whitish.
AUTO
MANUAL
FOCUS