110Using 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

 

Selects automatically from Portrait,

 

 

Landscape, Macro, and Moving Object

 

I(Auto Picture)

Modes. Lets you take pictures with standard

 

 

settings (Normal mode) when there is no

 

 

optimal shooting 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.

 

q(Macro)

Lets you take vibrant pictures of flowers or

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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 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

 

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.