Pentax 12161 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Shooting Functions
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By setting the mode dial to H (Scene), you can choose from the
following scene modes.
Scene Modes
Mode Characteristics
c
Portrait
For capturing portraits. Reproduces a healthy and bright skin tone.
s Landscape
For capturing landscape views. Increases color saturation and
produces a vivid color image.
b
Macro
For capturing tiny objects at close focus range like flowers,
coins, jewelry, and more.
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Moving
Object
For capturing images of fast moving subjects, such as at sporting events.
The drive mode is fixed to g (Continuous Shooting (Hi)).
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Night Scene
Portrait
For capturing images of people in low light conditions, such as
dusk or at night.
Even though the flash is used, the camera will use slow shutter speeds so the
background areas beyond the flash reach will also appear correctly exposed
in the picture (Slow-speed Sync (p.208)). To prevent camera shake, either
use the Shake Reduction function or mount the camera on a tripod.
K Sunset For capturing sunrises or sunsets in beautiful, vivid color.
d Blue Sky
For capturing images of blue sky. Produces a more impressive deep blue.
A
Night
Scene
Used for shooting at night. Use a tripod or flat surface to
prevent camera shake blur.
Z
Night
Scene
HDR
Generates a single HDR image with less noise from 3 images
(-3 EV, Standard, and +3 EV) captured in dim lighting.
The file format is fixed to [JPEG].
l Night Snap For taking snapshots in poorly lit place.
K
Food
For capturing images of food. Saturation will be rather high to
make it look appetizing.
w
Quick
Macro
For quick capture of tiny objects at close focus range. This
mode automatically adds Blur Control.
The file format is fixed to [JPEG].
Z Pet
For capturing moving pets.
The drive mode is fixed to g (Continuous Shooting (Hi)).
R
Kids
For capturing moving kids. Reproduces healthy and bright skin tone.
The drive mode is fixed to g (Continuous Shooting (Hi)).
x
Forest
Enhances colors of trees and sunbeams through foliage and
produces a vivid color image.
Q
Surf & Snow
For capturing images of dazzling backgrounds, such as snowy mountains.
p HDR
Captures 3 images to generate a single HDR image and
provides a wider dynamic range.
The file format is fixed to [JPEG].