Pentax Optio S6 specifications Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes Night Scene Mode

Shutter release button

Four-way controller

OK button

Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes

(Night Scene Mode)

4	You can take pictures of dark scenes, such as nightscapes, with the
	appropriate settings.

Taking Pictures

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Press the four-way controller (3) in Capture mode.

The Mode Palette appears.

Use the four-way controller		Night Scene
(2345) to select A (Night-
Scene mode).
Press the OK button.
Press the shutter release button	MENU	OK OK
halfway.

The focus frame on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus.

5 Press the shutter release button fully.

The picture is taken.

Total recording time will be longer when the picture is taken at slower shutter speed (approximately 1/4 second or slower), because the noise reduction activates to reduce noise.

The shutter speed is slower when taking pictures of dark scenes. To prevent camera shake, secure the camera on a tripod or other stable surface.

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