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Shooting with Vari-Program
Vari-Program gives you the option to choose from Portrait, Landscape,
Close-Up, Sports Continuous or Night Scene mode—designed for
specific picture-taking situations and photographic images.
1
Set the exposure mode dial to the
desired Vari-Program, then lightly
press the shutter release button.
• Centre the focus brackets on your subject
(where you want the focus) and lightly press
the shutter release button. The camera
focuses automatically and focus indicator
appears or blinks as follows.
/
appears: Subject is in focus.
/
blinks: Unable to focus using
autofocus.
2
Confirm that focus indicator
/
appears and slowly depress the
shutter release button.
• Shutter speed and aperture are
automatically determined to suit the
selected Vari-Program and are displayed in
the LCD panel and viewfinder.
• When the subject is dark or backlit, the
built-in Speedlight automatically pops up
and fires.
• When the subject is backlit in
g
Sports
Continuous or
d
Landscape mode, the
Speedlight does not fire automatically.
NOTE: Vari-Program
Flexible Program (page 53), Auto Exposure Bracketing (page 62) and Multiple
Exposure (page 64) cannot be performed in Vari-Program. When using the flash
in Vari-Program, the Flash Sync modes (page 78) automatically change
according to each mode selected.
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: Portrait mode
Use this mode whenever you are taking pictures
of people. It creates a blurred background to
accentuate your main subject.
• 85mm to 200mm telephoto lenses with large
maximum apertures are recommended.
• Distancing the main subject and the background
emphasises the effect.
d
: Landscape mode
Use this mode whenever you’re taking a picture of
a distant scene. The overall picture, whether the
subject is near or far, is sharply focused.
• A wide-angle lens is suited to capturing a wide
view of the landscape.
• In some shooting situations, slow shutter speed
is selected. To avoid camera shake, use a tripod.
• Use of the Speedlight is not recommended for
only landscape shots. To cancel flash, set the
flash sync mode to Flash Cancel
fl
(page 79)
or close the built-in Speedlight while lightly
pressing the shutter release button.
f
: Close-Up mode
Use this mode when you are taking pictures up
close. It creates a blurred background to
accentuate your main subject. Useful in taking
close-ups of subjects such as flowers or insects.
• Effect is maximised at minimum focusing
distance of the lens in use. When using a zoom
lens, use telephoto zoom position.
• For more professional uses, Micro-Nikkor lenses
are recommended.
• In some shooting situations, slow shutter speed
is selected. To avoid camera shake, use a tripod.
• Dynamic AF Mode and centre focus area are
automatically selected (page 46).
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