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

 

 

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 and other

small subjects at short distances.

 

\(Moving Object)

Lets you take sharp pictures of a quickly moving

subject, such as at 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)

Lets you select from 8 shooting scenes 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.