50Selecting the Appropriate Capturing Mode for Scenes
The camera selects and sets the optimum mode when I(Auto Picture) on the mode dial is set to the dial indicator.
3 BasicOperations
Dial indicator
Select = (Portrait), s (Landscape), q (Macro), \(Moving Object),
. (Night Scene Portrait), a (Flash OFF), H(Scene) with the mode dial if desired image is not captured in Auto Picture mode.
The modes are as follows.
| Selects automatically from Portrait, Landscape, | |
I(Auto Picture) | Macro, and Moving Object modes. | |
Lets you take pictures with standard settings (Normal | ||
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| mode) when there is no optimal shooting mode. | |
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=(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 and other | |
small subjects at short distances. | ||
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\(Moving Object) | Lets you take sharp pictures of a quickly moving | |
subject, such as at a sporting event. | ||
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.(Night Scene Portrait) | Lets you capture people against a night view or dusk. | |
a(Flash OFF) | The | |
same as the Normal mode in I. | ||
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H(Scene) | Lets you select from 8 shooting scenes depending on | |
the shooting conditions. | ||
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For . (Night Scene Portrait), the shutter speed becomes slower in dark places, even if the
