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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Sh
ooting Feat
ures
Changing Scene Mode Settings
•
Depending on the scene, the multi selector
H
(
X
),
I
(
p
),
J
(
n
), and
K
(
o
)
can be used to set the corresponding features. See “Features That Can Be Set
Using the Multi Selector” (
information.
•
Features that can be set by pressing the
d
button:
Image mode
, which is
the combination of image size and image quality (
•
When using
j
(night landscape),
W
(backlighting), or
O
(pet portrait), press
the
d
button to set the
Image mode
or any of the options available in the
current mode’s shooting menu.
Characteristics of Each Scene
x
Scene auto selector
The camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode when you frame a picture.
e
: Portrait,
f
: Landscape,
h
: Night portrait,
g
: Night landscape,
i
: Close-up,
j
: Backlighting,
d
: Other scenes
•
When the camera selects a scene mode, the shooting mode icon displayed in the
shooting screen changes to that for the scene mode currently enabled.
•
The area of the frame that the camera focuses on (AF area) depends on the composition
of the picture. The camera detects and focuses on human faces.
•
Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene
mode. Should this occur, switch to
A
(auto) mode (
24) or select the desired scene
mode manually.
•
Digital zoom cannot be used.
C
If Night Landscape or Night Portrait Is Selected When Shooting with Scene
Auto Selector
•
If the camera switches to
g
(night landscape) when using scene auto selector, the camera
shoots images continuously and combines and saves them as one image, just as when
Hand-
held
is selected when using
j
(night landscape;
41).
•
If the camera switches to
h
(night portrait) when using scene auto selector, the flash mode is
fixed at red-eye reduction and the flash is used for capturing portraits (images are not captured
continuously) just as when
Tripod
is selected when using
Night portrait
(
45).