EN 53
Getting to know your camera better
• Take pictures with K in s mode. Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny day at the
beach or in the snow.
g “s
(Scene)
Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation”
(P. 20)
• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors. Adjust [F]
(exposure compensation) toward [+] to make these subjects closer to their true shades.
Conversely, when you are shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust the
exposure compensation toward the [–]. Sometimes, using the flash may not produce the
brightness (exposure) that was intended.
g “1F button Changing picture brightness” (P. 14)
• With [ESP/n] set to [n], the picture can be taken based on the brightness at the
center of the monitor without being affected by the light in the background.
g “ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (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. [#] is effective for shooting against backlight and
under fluorescent and other artificial lightening.
g “3# button Flash shooting” (P. 13)
There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this camera.
Recording pictures to the internal memory
• Pictures are recorded to the internal memory, and when the number of storable still
pictures reaches 0, you must connect the camera to a computer to download the
pictures, and then erase the pictures from the internal memory.
Using a card (optional)
• Pictures are recorded to the card when inserted in the camera. When the card is full, you
download the pictures to a computer, and then either erase the pictures from the card or
use a new card.
• Pictures are not recorded to the internal memory when a card is inserted in the camera.
Pictures in the internal memory can be copied to the card using the [BACKUP] function.
g “BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card” (P. 31)
“The card” (P. 63)
Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene
Taking pictures of a subject against backlight
Additional shooting tips and information
Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken