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Hold camera steady
Auto
*
—
Dusk / Dawn ( )
Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before
sunrise or after sunset.
• Noise reduction ( 109) turns on automatically at slow
shutter speeds.
• Camera focuses at infi nity. Focus indicator lights
whenever shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
• AF-assist illuminator will not light even when lighting is poor.
Sports ( )
Fast shutter speeds freeze motion for dynamic sports shots.
• Camera focuses continuously on center of frame until
shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock focus.
• While shutter-release button is fully pressed, camera
shoots at about 2.3 fps; monitor and viewfi nder turn off.
• Focus, exposure, and auto white balance are determined by fi rst shot in
each series. AF-assist illuminator will not light even when lighting is poor.
Self-timer can not be used.
* Other modes can be selected.
Taking Pictures for a Panorama
21
Select (Panorama assist)
in scene menu as described
in steps 1–3 of “Scene Mode”
( 26).
Default pan direction displayed.
AE-L
8M
8M
8M
F2.8
F2.8
F2.8
1/60
60
1/60
126
126
126
3
8M
8M
8M
AE-L
F2.8
F2.8
F2.8
1/60
60
1/60
126
126
126
Select direction in which camera will
be panned after each shot (pan direc-
tion can be changed while displayed
in green). Yellow AE-L icon in monitor
shows that white balance and exposure
will lock with fi rst shot.
Right
to left
Bottom
to top
Top to
bottom
Left to
right
Scene Mode