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Starting the recording mode
If the camera does not recognize a proper scene mode, the
default settings will be used.
Even if there is a face detected, the camera may not select a
portrait mode depending on the subject’s position or lighting.
The camera may not select the correct scene depending on
shooting environments, such as camera shake, lighting, and
distance to the subject.
The [Night] mode recognizes scenes only when the fl ash is set
to off. The camera operates the [Tripod] mode after checking
the shooting condition on the tripod for a certain time.
Despite using a tripod, the camera may not select a tripod
mode depending on the subject’s movement.
Each scene is recognized in the following conditions;
[Landscape] (
) : When shooting outdoor scenes
[White] ( ) : When shooting a white background
[Nights] ( ) : When shooting the nighttime scenes
[Night Portrait] ( ) : When shooting people in a dark outdoor
place
[Backlight] (
) : When shooting a backlit scenery without
a portrait
[Backlight Portrait] ( ) : When shooting a backlit portrait
[Portrait] ( ) : When shooting a portrait
[Macro] ( ) : When shooting close-ups
[Macro Text] ( ) : When shooting texts in a close focus
[Tripod] ( ) :
When shooting a subject that doesn’t
move for a certain time after the camera is
mounted on the tripod (available only when
the camera recognizes it as nighttime)
[Action] ( ) : When shooting a subject making
frequent movements
[Sunset] (
) : When shooting sunset
[Blue Sky] ( ) : When shooting blue sky
[Natural Green] ( ) : When shooting nature such as forest
and leaves
[Macro Color] ( ) : When shooting close-up shot for the
subject with various colors
[Macro Portrait] ( ) : When shooting close-up portrait shot