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Step 2 Select a Shooting Mode
The Basics of Shooting and Playback
Available Shooting Modes
C Features That Are Available in Shooting Mode
• The functions of the multi selector H (m), I (p), J (n) or K (o) can be set.
See “Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector” (A59) for more information.
• Press the d button to display the menu for the selected shooting mode. See “Shooting
Features” (A35) for more information about the settings available in the menu for the current
shooting mode.
A (auto) mode (A36)
Shoot with basic camera
operations.
Settings can be adjusted in
the shooting menu
(A36) to suit the
shooting conditions and
the type of shot you want
to capture.
C Continuous shooting
mode (A53)
Shoot a continuous
sequence or use BSS (best
shot selector).
Scene mode (A38)
When one of the scene modes is selected, pictures are captured using settings that are
optimized for the selected scene.
• x (Scene auto selector): When you frame a picture, the camera automatically selects
the optimum scene for simpler shooting.
• y (Scene): Use the menu to choose the desired scene from 17 different scene
types, and the camera’s settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene.
- To select a scene, first rotate the mode dial to y and press the d button.
Select the desired scene by pressing the multi selector H or I, and then press the
k button.
• j (Night landscape): Captures the atmosphere of night landscapes.
• W (Backlighting): The flash fires to prevent the backlit subject from being hidden in
shadow, or the HDR function can be used to shoot scenes with high contrast.
u Special effects mode (A57)
You can add special effects for shooting. Six
different effects are available.
F Smart portrait mode
(A50)
The camera detects
smiling faces and releases
the shutter automatically.