32Using the Mode Dial

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Camera Your Using Before

Dial indicator

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

Mode

Characteristics

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The optimal capture mode is automatically

 

I (Auto Picture)

selected from Portrait, Landscape, Macro and

 

Moving Object modes or standard settings

 

 

 

 

(Normal mode).

 

 

 

 

= (Portrait)

Optimal for capturing portraits.

 

 

 

 

 

Deepens the focus range, emphasizes

 

s (Landscape)

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.

 

 

 

. (Night Scene Portrait)

Lets you capture people against a night view

 

 

or at dusk.

 

a (Flash OFF)

The built-in flash is deactivated. Other settings

 

are the same as the Normal mode in I.

 

 

 

H (Scene)

Selects from 8 situations depending on the

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shooting conditions.

 

 

For . (Night Scene Portrait), the shutter speed becomes slower in dark places, even if the built-in flash is used. To prevent camera shake, either use the Shake Reduction function or mount the camera on a tripod.