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Taking Pictures in M (Scene Recognition) Mode
This section describes how to take pictures in M mode (for other shooting modes, see page 21).
1
Turn the camera on.
Rotate the ON/OFF
switch to ON.
2
Select M mode.
Rotate the mode dial
to M.
M
In this mode, the camera auto-
matically analyzes the composi-
tion and selects a scene accord-
ing to shooting conditions and
the type of subject:
Selected scene
• b (PORTRAIT): Human portrait subject.
• c (LANDSCAPE): Man-made or natural landscape.
• d (NIGHT): Poorly-lit landscape.
• e (MACRO): Subject close to camera.
• f (NIGHT PORTRAIT): Poorly-lit portrait subject.
• g (BACKLIT PORTRAIT): Back-lit portrait subject.
a (AUTO) is selected if none of the above are detected.
3
Check the battery level.
Check the battery level in
the display.
Indicator
Indicator
Description
Description
— Batteries are partially discharged.
B
(red)
Batteries are low. Charge as soon as
possible.
A
(blinks red)
Batteries are exhausted. Turn camera
o and replace batteries.
1 Note
A battery warning may not be displayed before
the camera turns o , particularly if batteries are
reused after having once been exhausted. Power
consumption varies greatly from mode to mode;
the low battery warning (B) may not be dis-
played or may be displayed only brie y before
the camera turns o in some modes or when
switching from shooting to playback mode.
Basic Photography and Playback