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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Press [
] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode.
(P52)
This allows you to take pictures of a person
and the background with near real-life
brightness.
∫
Technique for Night portrait mode
•
Use the flash.
• Since the shutter speed becomes slower, we
recommend using a tripod and the self-timer
for taking pictures.
• Keep the subject still for about 1 second
after taking the picture.
• We recommend rotating the zoom lever to
Wide (1
k
) and being about 1.5 m from the
subject when taking a picture.
• The focus range is 1.2 m to 5 m. (Refer to
P44
for the available flash range to take
pictures.)
• The shutter may remain closed (max. about
1 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.
• When using the flash, Slow sync./Red-eye
reduction [
] is selected and the flash is
activated every time.
• The white balance cannot be set.
Press [
] to display the [SCENE MODE]
menu and select a scene mode.
(P52)
This allows you to take vivid pictures of the
nightscape.
∫
Technique for Night scenery mode
• Since the shutter speed becomes slower (up
to about 8 sec.) use a tripod. We also
recommend using the self-timer for taking
pictures.
• The focus range is 5 m 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.
• The flash setting is fixed to Forced OFF
[
].
• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO80].
• The setting on the AF assist lamp is
disabled.
• You cannot set the slow shutter.
• The white balance cannot be set.
[NIGHT PORTRAIT]
MENU
/SET
[NIGHT SCENERY]
MENU
/SET
