Pentax Silkypix K-500, Operating Manual

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When set to
H
(Scene) mode, you can choose from the following
shooting scenes.
Scene Modes
Mode Characteristics
c
Portrait For capturing portraits. Reproduces a healthy and bright skin tone.
s
Landscape For capturing landscape views. Increases color saturation and
produces a vivid color image.
b
Macro
For capturing tiny objects at close focus range like flowers,
coins, jewelry, and more.
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Moving
Object
For capturing images of fast moving subjects, such
as at sporting events.
The drive mode is fixed to [Continuous Shooting (Hi)].
.
Night
Scene
Portrait
For capturing images of people in low light conditions, such
as dusk or at night.
Even though the flash is used, the camera will use slow shutter
speeds so the background areas beyond the flash reach will
also appear correctly exposed in the picture (Slow-speed
Sync (p.250)). To prevent camera shake, either turn on the
Shake Reduction function, or mount the camera on a tripod.
K
Sunset For capturing sunrises or sunsets in beautiful, vivid color.
d
Blue Sky
For capturing images of blue sky. Produces a more impressive
deep blue.
x
Forest
Enhances colors of trees and sunbeams through foliage
and produces a vivid color image.
A
Night
Scene
Used for shooting at night. Use a tripod or flat surface
to prevent camera shake blur.
Z
Night
Scene
HDR
Generates a single HDR image with less noise from 3 images
(-3 EV, Standard, and +3 EV) captured in dim lighting.
The file format is fixed to [JPEG].
l
Night Snap For taking snapshots in poorly lit place.
K
Food
For capturing images of food. Saturation will be rather high
to make it look appetizing.
Z
Pet
For capturing moving pets.
The drive mode is fixed to [Continuous Shooting (Hi)].
R
Kids
For capturing moving kids. Reproduces healthy and bright
skin tone.
The drive mode is fixed to [Continuous Shooting (Hi)].
Q
Surf &
Snow
For capturing images of dazzling backgrounds, such as snowy
mountains.
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