Night view/portrait

The shutter speed is slower, so using a tripod is recommended. The Super SteadyShot function is also effective. (t step 5 in “Read This First”)

Night portrait

Shoots portraits in dark places.

Pull up the flash to use it.

The shutter speed is up to 2 seconds.

Take care that the subject does not move to prevent the image from blurring.

Night view

Shoots night scenes at a distance without losing the dark atmosphere of the surroundings.

Do not use the flash (Push the flash back down).

• The picture may not be taken properly when shooting a wholly dark night scene.

 

Shooting with Program auto

 

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In program auto mode, the camera automatically adjusts the shutter speed and the aperture according to the brightness of the subject just as in the auto adjustment mode (mode dial: AUTO).

Program Shift

You can temporarily change the aperture value and shutter speed combination that was adjusted by the camera.

There are two methods for the program shift function.

PS shift: You can choose the desired shutter speed. The aperture value is adjusted automatically. This setting is the default setting.

PA shift: You can choose the desired aperture value. The shutter speed is adjusted automatically.

You can switch the PS shift and the PA shift with [Ctrl dial set] in the Custom menu (page 94).

Mode dial

Shutter button

Control dial

1Set the mode dial to P.

2Look into the viewfinder or press the shutter button halfway down until the shutter speed and aperture value are displayed on the LCD monitor.

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