Advanced (Recording pictures)
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This allows you to take pictures of a person and the background with near real-life
brightness.
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Technique for Night Portrait Mode
• Use the flash. (You can set to [
‹
].)
• Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for
taking pictures.
• Ask the subject not to move while taking a picture.
• We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide (1
k
) and being about 1.5 m (4.92 feet) from
the subject when taking a picture.
Note
• The focus range is 90 cm (2.96 feet) (Wide)/1.2 m (3.94 feet) (Tele) to 5 m (16.4 feet).
• The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal
processing. This is not a malfunction.
• Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.
• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [
š
].
This allows you to take vivid pictures of the nightscape.
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Technique for Night Scenery Mode
• When the camera is set to [STABILIZER] and there is very little jitter, or if [STABILIZER] is set
to [OFF], shutter speed may slow down up to 8 seconds. We recommend using the tripod and
the self-timer for taking picture.
Note
• The flash setting is fixed to [
Œ
].
• The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to
¶
.
• The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal
processing. This is not a malfunction.
• Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.
This mode allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by
the ambient light in restaurants etc.
Note
• The focus range is 5 cm (0.17 feet) (Wide)/30 cm (0.99 feet) (Tele) to
¶
.
[NIGHT PORTRAIT]
[NIGHT SCENERY]
[FOOD]
