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Shooting - Letting the Camera Select Settings 43
Pan Focus Mode
This mode fixes the focus so that shot can be taken quickly when the shutter
button is pressed. Use this mode when you do not want to miss a shot, but you
cannot predetermine the subject’s position or focal distance. The focal length is
preset to the maximum wide angle setting.
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Turn the mode dial to .
• Shooting procedures are the same as for the
Auto mode (p. 37).
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• The zoom, macro, AE lock, FE Lock, metering method, manual focus, focus, file
format (RAW), and image adjustment (ISO speed, contrast, sharpness and
saturation) settings cannot be adjusted in this mode.
• Shots can be taken within the range of 65 cm (25.6 in. ) at maximum wide angle
to infinity in this mode.
Portrait Mode
Use this mode when you want the subject to appear sharp and the background to
fade.
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Turn the mode dial to .
• Shooting procedures are the same as for the
Auto mode (p. 37).
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• The AE lock, FE Lock, metering method, file format (RAW), and image adjustment (ISO
speed, contrast, sharpness and saturation) settings cannot be adjusted in this mode.
• To best achieve the effect of the background gradually fading, compose the image so
that the upper half of the subject’s body fills most of the viewfinder or LCD monitor.
• The background gets increasingly indistinct the more you adjust the focal length
toward telephoto.