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Shooting Features
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
Select any one of scene modes based on the shooting conditions, and you can take
pictures with the appropriate settings for those conditions.
1
The camera focuses at infinity.
2
The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.
3
Use of a tripod is recommended, because the shutter speed is slow. Set Photo VR
(
A
138) to Off in the setup menu when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during
shooting.
4
When Nigh light trails is selected, the camera focuses on the area in the center
of the frame. When Nigh star trails or Star trails is selected, the camera
focuses at infinity.
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
j
Night landscape
1, 2
(
A
33),
e
Night portrait (
A
34),
o
Backlighting
2
(
A
34),
d
Sports
2
(
A
35)
Rotate the mode dial to
j
,
e
,
o
, or
d
and take
pictures.
y
Press the
d
button to display the scene menu and select one of the following scene
modes using the multi selector.
b
Portrait (default setting)
k
Close-up (
A
36)
c
Landscape
1, 2
u
Food (
A
36)
U
Multiple exp. Lighten
3, 4
(
A
35)
m
Fireworks show
1, 3
(
A
36)
f
Party/indoor
2
(
A
36)
V
Easy panorama
2
(
A
39)
Z
Beach
2
O
Pet portrait (
A
37)
z
Snow
2
L
Moon
1, 2
(
A
38)
h
Sunset
2, 3
l
Bird-watching
1, 2
(
A
38)
i
Dusk/dawn
1, 2, 3
Por trait
Landscape
Multiple exp. Lighten
Par ty/indoor
Snow
Beach
o
(scene auto selector)
(
A
33)
The camera recognizes the
shooting conditions when you
frame a picture, and you can
take pictures in accordance
with the conditions.