Advanced (Recording pictures)
• Technique for Portrait mode
To make this mode more effective:
0 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele.
I_ Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.
• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [ISO100],
• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is ['_:].
When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode enables the texture
of their skin to appear even softer than with [PORTRAIT]. (It is effective when taking
pictures of people from the chest up.)
• Technique for Soft skin mode
To make this mode more effective:
O Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele.
I_ Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.
• If a part of the background etc. is a color close to skin color, this part is also smoothed
• This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness.
• ISO sensitivity is fixed to [IS0100].
• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [:_:].
Select this to take pictures of yourself.
• Technique for Self portrait mode
• Press the shutter button halfway to focus. The self-timer indicator
lights up when you are brought into focus. Making sure you hold
the camera still, press the shutter button fully to take the picture.
• The subject is not focused when the self-timer indicator is
blinking. Make sure to press the shutter button halfway again to
focus.
• The recorded picture automatically appears on the LCD monitor
for reviewing.
• If the picture is blurry due to the slow shutter speed, we recommend using the 2 second
self-timer.
• The focus range is about 30 cm (0.99 feet) to 70 cm (2.29 feet).
• The zoom magnification is automatically moved to Wide (1 × ).
• The self-timer can only be set to off or 2 seconds. If it is set to 2 seconds, this setting will
remain until the camera is turned off, the scene mode is changed or [REC] mode or
[PLAYBACK] mode is selected.
• The stabilizer function mode is fixed to [MODE2]. (P66)
• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [:_;].
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