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Using the Scene Mode
Shooting Suited for the Scene
* Other settings can be selected.
*1
Flash mode is set to fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction, and cannot be changed.
*2
Other settings can be selected.
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.
• The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame. The camera focuses continuously until the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway to lock the focus.
• While the shutter-release button is held down, the L22
shoots up to 5 frames at 0.9 frames per second (fps), and the L21 shoots up to 5 frames at
1 fps (when image mode is set to I 4000×3000 for L22 and R 3264×2448 for L21).
• The maximum frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the
current image mode setting and the memory card used.
• Focus, exposure compensation, and white balance are fixed at the values determined
with the first shot in each series.
• The AF-assist illuminator (A 97) does not light.
m W n Off p Off o 0.0*
e Night portrait O
Use this mode to achieve a natural balance between the main
subject and background lighting in portraits taken at night.
Flash is used to illuminate the subject while maintaining the
mood of the background.
• If the camera detects a person’s face, the camera will focus
on that person (face detection: A24).
• If more than one face is recognized, the camera focuses on the face closest to the
camera.
• If no faces are recognized, focus will be on the center of the screen.
• Digital zoom is not available.
m V
*1
n Off
*2
p Off o 0.0
*2
O: For those scene modes with O, use of a tripod is recommended.