Selecting the Appropriate Capturing

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Mode for Scenes

 

The camera selects and set the optimum mode when I(Auto Picture) on the mode dial is set to the dial indicator.

Dial indicator

Select U(Normal), = (Portrait), s (Landscape), q (Macro), \(Moving Object), . (Night Scene Portrait), a (Flash OFF) with the mode dial if desired image is not captured.

The modes are as follows.

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.

 

 

q(Macro)

Lets you take vibrant pictures of flowers up close.

 

 

\(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 Normal (U).

 

 

 

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Pentax L specifications Selecting the Appropriate Capturing Mode for Scenes