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Getting Started—Getting Creative
Scene
s
Portrait
d
Party/
Indoor
f
Night
Portrait
g
Beach/
Snow
h
Landscape
Description
Use for portraits. Main
subject stands out clearly
while background details
are softened, lending the
composition a sense of
depth.
• Degree to which background details are
softened depends on the amount of light
available
• Focus area can be selected manually
using multi selector (p. 112).
Use for shots that include
details of the background
behind the main subject,
or to capture the effects of
candlelight and other
indoor background lighting.
Use for shots that provide
a natural balance between
the main subject and the
background when
shooting portraits against
a backdrop of night scenery.
Vividly captures the
brightness of such
subjects as snowfields,
beaches, or sunlight
expanses of water.
Use for vivid landscape
shots that enhance
outlines, colors, and
contrast in such subjects
as skyscapes and forests.
3
(p. 48)
Any
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Any
P
2
(p. 41)
Auto,
0
Auto,
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Auto,
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Scene
j
Sunset
k
Night
Landscape
v
Museum
l
Fireworks
Show
z
Close Up
Description
Captures the beautiful
reds in sunsets or sunrises
exactly as you see them.
Use for pictures that
employ slow shutter
speeds to produce
stunning night landscape.
Use indoors where flash
photography is prohibited
(for example in museums
and art galleries) or in
other settings in which
you do not want to use the flash.
• Photography may be prohibited
altogether in some settings. Be sure to
obtain permission first.
Slow shutter speeds are
used to capture the
expanding burst of light
from a firework.
Use to take up-close
pictures of subjects such
as flowers or insects, with
an artistically blurred
background.
• Focus area can be selected manually
using multi selector (p. 112).
• Focus distance is 4cm (1.6 in.) to 20cm
(7.9 in.) from the lens.
• Minimum focus distance varies with zoom
position. When camera is zoomed in to
widest zoom position, focus mode
indicator (™) in monitor will turn yellow. At
this position, camera can focus on objects
as close as 4cm (1.6 in.) from the lens.
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(p. 48)
P
P
P
P
P
2
(p. 41)
Auto,
0,
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0,
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Auto,
0, ™,
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