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Advanced Shooting

PROGRAM AE (Automatic Exposure)

✤The PROGRAM AE function works in CAMERA mode only.

✤The PROGRAM AE modes allow you to adjust shutter speeds and apertures to suit different recording conditions.

✤There are 6 automatic exposure modes.

1.AUTO mode

■Auto balance between the subject and the background.

■Used in normal conditions.

■The shutter speed automatically varies from 1/50 to 1/250 second, depending on the picture.

2.SPORTS mode ( )

■For shooting people or objects moving quickly; you should able to play back the picture in slow motion on an 8 mm VCR or stop on a given image with very little blur.

3.PORTRAIT mode ( )

■For focusing on the subject and not the background.

The PORTRAIT mode is most effective when used outdoors.

■The shutter speed automatically varies from 1/50 to 1/1000 second, depending on the picture.

4.SPOTLIGHT mode ( )

■To shoot correctly when there is only light on the subject and not the rest of the picture.

■The shutter speed is 1/50 second.

5.SAND/SNOW mode ( )

■For shooting when the people or objects are darker than the background because of reflected light from sand or snow.

■The shutter speed automatically varies from 1/50 to 1/250 second, depending on the picture.

6.HSS (High Speed Shutter) mode ( )

■For shooting fast-moving subjects such as the players in golf or tennis games.

■You may need to light the shooting area.

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