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Advanced Shooting
PROGRAM AE (Automatic Exposure)✤The PROGRAM AE function works in CAMERAmode only.
✤The PROGRAM AE modes allow you to adjust shutter speeds and apertures to suit different recording conditions.
✤There are 6 automatic exposure modes.
✤The flicker appears when photographing from the interior fluorescent lamp lower part.
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 PORTRAITmode 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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