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A guide to functions for different subjects
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Changing shooting mode
When taking night scenes, the balance of the brightness
in the composition is not uniform due to the intensity of
brightness. As there are many dark areas, using
P
(program shooting) mode will take a whitish picture that
is overexposed. First of all, use
A
(aperture priority
shooting) mode to take the picture. Set the aperture to
the medium setting (about F8 or F11) and leave the
shutter speed to the camera. As it is common for the
picture to turn out too bright, adjust the exposure
compensation to
-
1 or
-
1.5. Check the aperture and
exposure compensation in the
image and
change it if necessary. Noise may occur easily when shooting at slow shutter
speeds. Set
to
to reduce the occurrence of noise.
Using manual focus
For cases when the subject is dark and you cannot focus using AF (auto
focus) or when you cannot focus in time for pictures such as fireworks, set the
focus mode to MF (manual focus) and focus manually. For night scenes, turn
the focus ring of the lens and check whether you can see the street lights
clearly. For fireworks, as long as the long focus lens is not used, it is okay to
adjust to infinite. If you know the approximate distance, you can also focus on
something that is found at the same distance in advance.
: Program shooting” (P. 28), “
: Aperture priority shooting” (P. 30),
“Self-timer shooting” (P. 59), “Remote control shooting” (P. 61), “Focus
mode” (P. 66), “Noise reduction” (P. 87), “Rec view
immediately after shooting” (P. 115)
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