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Getting to know your camera better
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The flash fires automatically when there is insufficient light. If the subject is too
far away, the flash may have no effect. Here is how to take pictures without the
flash in this type of situation.
Set the camera to h mode
• The sensitivity of the CCD increases automatically, you can hold the camera
and take pictures in darker places with the flash off.
g “h Shooting pictures using image blur reduction” (P.10)
Set the flash mode to $ (Flash off).
• The flash does not fire even in low light conditions.
g “Y# button Flash shooting” (P.13)
There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy.
Using the digital zoom to take close-up pictures
• With the digital zoom, part of the image is cropped and enlarged. The greater
the magnification, the grainier the picture appears.
g “DIGITAL ZOOM Zooming in on your subject” (P.18)
Pictures taken with S, c, L, U, X or W in SCN mode
• When pictures of a dark subject are taken with any of the above functions in
SCN mode, noise reduction functions to create clearer images. If noise
reduction does not function, the picture may appear grainy.
g “SCN (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation”
(P.21)
• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors.
Adjust [F] toward [+] to make these subjects closer to their real shades.
Conversely, when you are shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust
toward the [–]. Sometimes, using the flash may not produce the brightness
(exposure) that was intended.
g “OF button Changing picture brightness” (P.12)
• Take pictures with Za in SCN mode. Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny
day at the beach or in the snow.
g “SCN (Scene) Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation”
(P.21)
• Set the flash to [#] to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against
backlight without the face of the subject appearing dark. The [#] mode is effective
not only for the shooting against the sun but for the shooting under artificial lighting
such as the fluorescent light.
g “Y# button Flash shooting” (P.13)
Taking pictures without the flash
The picture is grainy
Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene
Taking pictures of a subject against backlight