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Advanced Features — Photography
Shooting Mode
Setting the mode (➝p.41)
This section describes the available shooting modes.
Note that the availability of a shooting mode and its
setting method may vary depending on the mode you
wish to use. (➝p.41)
This is the easiest mode for providing crisp and clear
shots.
Use this mode for ordinary photography.
Camera specifies [ EXP. COMPENSATION] and
[ WHITE BALANCE] settings automatically.
This function is suitable for taking pictures of young
children. This mode C suppresses the flash so that you
can take their picture with a natural ambience.
CHECK
Flash cannot be used in the Baby mode.
This function is suitable for taking a pictures of moving
subjects such as children or pets.
Use this mode to select a fast shutter speed that reduces
camera shake and moving-subject blurring.
This mode is suitable for shooting portraits in
low-light conditions.
Use this mode to minimize red-eye (eyes
appear in red in the finished photo).
CAUTION
Flash fires automatically. Do not use this mode at
situations where the flash cannot be used.
MEMO
When using the flash to take a picture of people in
low-light conditions, eyes may sometimes appear red in
the picture. This is caused by the light of the flash
reflecting off the inside of the eye.
Using this mode allows you to enlarge your subject
automatically 3x and to shoot an enlarged image quickly.
Further zoom is available by adjusting the zoom switch to
activate optical zoom.
ZZoom bar display
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[AUTO]
[ BABY MODE]
[ PICTURE STABILIZATION]
[bRED EYE REDUCTION]
[ DIGITAL ZOOM]
Max. zoom scale: 12×
Optical zoom: 4×
Digital zoom: 3×