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Advanced (Recording pictures)
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
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Use the flash. (You can set to [
‹
].)
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Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer for
taking pictures.
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Ask the subject not to move while taking a picture.
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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
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The focus range is 80 cm (2.62 feet) (Wide)/1.2 m (3.94 feet) (Tele) to 5 m (16.4 feet).
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The shutter may remain closed (max. about 8 sec.) after taking the picture because of signal
processing. This is not a malfunction.
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Noise may become visible when you take pictures in dark places.
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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
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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
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The flash setting is fixed to [
Œ
].
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The focus range is 5 m (16.4 feet) to
¶
.
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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
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The focus range is 3 cm (0.10 feet) (Wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to
¶
.
[NIGHT PORTRAIT]
[NIGHT SCENERY]
[FOOD]
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