Pentax Optio MX4 specifications Taking Still Pictures

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Taking Still Pictures

Selecting the Picture Mode According to the Shooting Scene (Picture Mode)

You can select the Picture mode according to the shooting scene. There are ten available modes in Picture mode.

Lets you capture the bright colors of landscape views by

qLandscape emphasizing the contours and saturation of green trees, blue sky, etc.

		Lets you capture the vivid colors of flowers. The
< Flower		brightness of the image is maintained while the
		background is moderately blurred.
I	Portrait	Lets you take portrait shots in natural tones. (Natural
		skin tone is captured by reducing the contrast.)
\	Sport	Lets you take sharp pictures of a quickly moving subject,
		such as at a sporting event.
		Lets you take bright, vivid pictures of the sea, lakes or

iSurf&Snow snow-covered landscapes in bright sunshine. (Views are vividly reproduced by slightly increasing the contrast.)

		Lets you reproduce the beautiful colors of the sunrise or
K Sunset		sunset. (Brilliant hues are captured by adjusting the
		exposure to create a slightly dark, twilight atmosphere
		and increasing the saturation a little.)
	Night	Lets you capture evening or night views or take pictures
		of people against a nightscape. (The camera features a
B	Scene
		max. slow shutter speed of 4 seconds and has slow
	mode
		synchronization and noise reduction functions.)
V Soft		Lets you take pictures with the soft flare effect of a soft
		lens.
U Illustration Lets you take illustration-type pictures.
		Lets you overlap the edges of your images so that they

FPanoramaAssist can be joined to form a panorama picture using the

software supplied with the camera. (1p.60)

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