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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Shoot
ing Features
B
Notes on HDR
•
Use of a tripod is recommended. Set
Vibration reduction
in the setup menu (
A
103) to
Off
when using a tripod to stabilize the camera.
•
The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is narrower than that
seen on the monitor at the time of shooting.
•
When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, the camera shoots pictures continuously
and saves the following two images.
- Non-HDR composite image
- HDR composite image (loss of detail is reduced in highlights and shadows)
- If there is only enough memory to save one image, one image processed by D-Lighting (
A
84)
at the time of shooting, in which dark areas of the image are corrected, is the only image saved.
•
Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera steady without moving it
until a still picture is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera off before the
monitor switches to the shooting screen.
•
Depending on the shooting conditions, dark shadows may appear around bright subjects and
bright areas may appear around dark subjects. You can compensate by lowering the level setting.
•
The digital zoom is not available when
HDR
is set to other than
Off
.
c
Landscape
Press the
d
button to select
Noise reduction burst
or
Single shot
in
Landscape
.
• Noise reduction burst
: This enables you to shoot a sharp landscape with a minimum of
noise.
- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, pictures are shot continuously,
and the camera combines these pictures to save a single picture.
- Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera steady without
moving it until a still picture is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera
off before the monitor switches to the shooting screen.
- The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is narrower
than that seen on the monitor at the time of shooting.
• Single shot
(default setting): Records pictures with emphasized outlines and contrast.
- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, one frame is taken.
•
When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera adjusts the focus to
infinity. The focus area or focus indicator (
A
12) always lights in green.
R
Backlighting
•
Press the
d
button to select
HDR
(high dynamic range) composition using the HDR
setting.
•
When
HDR
is set to
Off
(default setting): The flash fires to prevent the backlit subject
from being hidden in shadow. Shoot pictures with the flash raised.
•
When
HDR
is set to
Level 1
-
Level 3
: Use when taking pictures with very bright and dark
areas in the same frame. Select
Level 1
when there is less difference between bright and
dark areas, and
Level 3
when there is more difference between bright and dark areas.
•
The camera focuses at the center area of the frame.
