104Using the Mode Dial

4 MenuReference

Dial indicator

You can switch the Shooting mode by setting the icons on the mode dial to the dial indicator.

Item

Function

Page

I(Auto Picture)

Selects automatically from Normal, Portrait,

 

Landscape, Macro, and Moving Object Modes.

 

 

 

U(Normal)

The basic picture-taking mode.

 

=(Portrait)

Optimal for capturing portraits.

 

 

 

 

s(Landscape)

Deepens the focus range, emphasizes contour

 

and saturation of trees and the sky, and

 

 

produces a bright image.

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q(Macro)

Lets you take vibrant pictures of flowers or

other small subjects at short distances.

 

 

 

\(Moving Object)

Lets you take sharp pictures of a quickly

 

moving subject, such as a sporting event.

 

 

 

.

Lets you capture people against a night view or

 

(Night Scene Portrait)

dusk.

 

a(Flash OFF)

Deactivates the flash. Other settings are the

 

same as U(Normal).

 

 

 

For .(Night Scene Portrait), the shutter speed becomes slower in dark places, even if the built-in flash is used. Use a tripod to avoid camera shake.