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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Shooting Features
Characteristics of Each Scene
• Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with O indicated due to slow
shutter speed.
• Set Vibration reduction in the setup menu (A110) to Off when using a
tripod to stabilize the camera.
• For scene modes that use the flash, lower the K (flash pop-up) control to raise
the flash (A56).
C Note on Selecting a Scene Mode Using Scene Auto Selector
Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode. Should
this occur, switch to A (auto) mode (A26) or select the optimum scene mode for the subject
manually.
x Scene auto selector
When you frame a picture, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene for simpler
shooting.
• When the camera automatically selects a scene mode, the shooting mode icon changes
to that for the scene mode currently enabled.
• The camera automatically selects the focus area for autofocus in accordance with the
composition. The camera detects and focuses on faces (A85).
• The digital zoom is not available.
b Portrait
• The camera detects and focuses on a face (A85).
• The skin softening feature makes the subject's skin appear softer (A44).
• If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.
• The digital zoom is not available.
Portrait
e
: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a close-up picture
of one to two persons.
b
: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a picture of three or
more persons or shooting a composition with a large background area.
Landscape f
: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a landscape picture.
Night portrait
h
: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a close-up picture
of one to two persons.
c
: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a picture of three or
more persons or shooting a composition with a large background area.
Night
landscape
g
: The camera shoots images continuously and combines and saves them as
one image, just as when
Hand-held
in
Night landscape
(
A
38) is selected.
Close-up i
: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a close-up picture.
Backlighting
j
:
The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting non-human subjects.
d
: The camera performs the operation using face detection that is optimal for
shooting human subjects.
Other scenes d