Pentax MX4 - Manual (Page 52)

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You can select the Picture mode according to the shooting scene.
There are ten available modes in Picture mode.
Selecting the Picture Mode According to the
Shooting Scene (Picture Mode)
q Landscape
Lets you capture the bright colors of landscape views by
emphasizing the contours and saturation of green trees,
blue sky, etc.
< Flower
Lets you capture the vivid colors of flowers. The
brightness of the image is maintained while the
background is moderately blurred.
I Portrait
Lets you take portrait shots in natural tones. (Natural
skin tone is captured by reducing the contrast.)
\ Sport
Lets you take sharp pictures of a quickly moving subject,
such as at a sporting event.
i Surf&Snow
Lets you take bright, vivid pictures of the sea, lakes or
snow-covered landscapes in bright sunshine. (Views are
vividly reproduced by slightly increasing the contrast.)
K Sunset
Lets you reproduce the beautiful colors of the sunrise or
sunset. (Brilliant hues are captured by adjusting the
exposure to create a slightly dark, twilight atmosphere
and increasing the saturation a little.)
B
Night
Scene
mode
Lets you capture evening or night views or take pictures
of people against a nightscape. (The camera features a
max. slow shutter speed of 4 seconds and has slow
synchronization and noise reduction functions.)
V Soft
Lets you take pictures with the soft flare effect of a soft
lens.
U Illustration Lets you take illustration-type pictures.
F
Panorama
Assist
Lets you overlap the edges of your images so that they
can be joined to form a panorama picture using the
software supplied with the camera. (1p.60)