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Selecting Scenes for Shooting (Scene Mode)
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* E (manual focus) can be selected.
1 Fixed to fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction.
2 Other settings can be selected.
O: Indicates a tripod is recommended when using this scene mode. Turn Vibration reduction
(A175) to Off when using a tripod.
Q: Noise reduction is performed for pictures shot in scene modes with Q, so they may take longer
to record.
d Sports
Use this mode for dynamic action shots that freeze the action in
a single shot and record motion in a series of pictures. With
continuous shooting, instantaneous movements of moving
subjects can be captured clearly.
• The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
The camera continuously focuses using autofocus until you
press the shutter-release button halfway to lock the focus.
• While the shutter-release button is fully held down, up to 45 pictures are shot at a rate of
about 1.3 frames per second (fps) when Image quality is set to Normal and Image size is
set to M 3648×2736.
• Focus, exposure compensation, and white balance are fixed at values determined with the
first shot in each series.
• The frame rate with continuous shooting may vary, depending upon the current image
quality setting, image size setting, and the memory card used.
• AF-assist illuminator (A177) does not light.
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e Night portrait OQ
Use this mode for portraits of a human subject shot in front of
background lighting at night. Flash is used to illuminate the
subject while maintaining the mood of the background.
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Shoot pictures with the built-in flash raised.
• The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face (see
“Shooting with Face Priority” (A86) for more information).
• If the camera detects multiple faces, the camera focuses on
the face closest to the camera.
• After the skin softening feature makes the subject’s skin appear smoother (up to three
people), the camera records the image (A37).
• If no face is recognized, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
• The digital zoom is not available.
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