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Selecting the Picture Mode According to the Shooting

Scene (Picture mode)

You can select the Picture mode according to the shooting scene.

Picture mode

There are nine available modes in Picture mode.

 

 

Landscape

Enables to take landscape photos with bright colors.

 

 

Flower

Enables to take flower photos bright in color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portrait

Enables to take portraits with spatial effect, by emphasizing the person.

 

 

 

 

Taking

 

Self-Portrait

Enables you to take pictures of yourself or to be included in pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surf & Snow

Enables to take clear photos at dazzling places like beaches and

 

 

 

 

 

snow covered mountains.

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures

 

Autumn Colors

Enables you to take colorful photos of trees in autumn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunset

Enables to reproduce beautiful colors for sunrise and sunset photos.

 

 

 

z Press the four-way controller (

) in Capture mode.

 

The virtual mode dial appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

x Use the four-way controller (

) to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

select the Picture mode dial (

).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The default setting is ().

The Picture mode dial appears.

cPress the four-way controller ( ) to

select the desired mode.

OK Ok

v Use the four-way controller ( ) to move the icon for the Picture mode you want to set at the top of the dial.

bPress the OK button.

The Picture mode is selected.

OK Ok

nPress the shutter release button. The picture is taken.

 

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In Picture mode, the EV compensation, saturation, contrast, sharp-

 

ness and white balance are automatically set to their default set-

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tings. You can change the settings.

 

 

 

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Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night-Scene Mode)

You can choose settings appropriate for taking pictures of dark scenes, such as nightscapes.

 

z Press the four-way controller (

) in Capture mode.

 

 

 

The virtual mode dial appears.

 

 

 

 

 

Taking

 

x Use the four-way controller (

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to move the icon for night-scene

 

 

 

 

Pictures

 

 

 

 

 

mode ( ) at the top of the dial.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Press the OK button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v Press the shutter release button.

 

Ok

 

 

The picture is taken.

 

 

 

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the shutter release button p.23

 

 

 

Playing back still pictures p.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caution

The shutter speed is slower when taking pictures of dark

 

 

 

scenes. To prevent camera shaking, secure the camera on a

 

 

tripod or other surface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pentax Optio S manual Zxcvb, Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes Night-Scene Mode, Picture mode, Tripod or other surface