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P Mode
Tv, Av, M, and C Mode
Playback Mode
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Before Use
Index
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
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For easier viewing, try choosing MENU > [ 2] tab > [Night
Display] > [On] (
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To adjust subject brightness, try changing the flash exposure
compensation (
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To adjust background brightness, try changing the exposure
compensation (
73). However, images may not look as
expected under some shooting conditions, and the person should
stay still in steps 4 – 5, which may take up to about 15 seconds.
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To capture more stars and brighter starlight, choose MENU
(
6] tab > [Star Portrait Settings] > [Star Visibility]
> [Prominent]. However, images may not look as expected under
some shooting conditions, and the person should stay still in
steps 4 – 5, which may take up to about 8 seconds.
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To make stars brighter, choose MENU (
6] tab >
[Star Emphasis] > [Sharp]. To emphasize the bright stars in a
starry sky, set [Star Emphasis] to [Soft]. This setting can produce
eye-catching shots by enlarging bright stars while de-emphasizing
dimmer stars. To disable starlight processing, select [Off].
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You can also choose the shooting mode by choosing [ ] in steps
] to access
the setting screen, touching [ ], and then touching the same
option or [
].
4
Shoot.
z
Press the shutter button. The flash fires
as the camera takes the first shot.
z
The second and third shots are now
taken, without firing the flash.
5
Have the person stay still until the
lamp blinks.
z
The person you are shooting should stay
still until the lamp blinks three times after
the third shot, which may take up to about
two seconds.
z
All the shots are combined to create a
single image.
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Under some shooting conditions, images may not look as
expected.
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For better shots, have the person stand away from illumination
such as street lights, and make sure the flash is raised.
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There will be a delay before you can shoot again, as the camera
processes the images.
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To avoid blurry shots, make sure the person you shoot in steps
4 – 5 stays still.