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Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode)

More on

Sh

ooting

Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features)

See “Shooting in the Scene Mode Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector)”
(

A 52) for more information on scene auto selector scene mode.

The following icons are used for descriptions in this section:

m, flash mode

(

A 30); n, self-timer (A 32); p, macro mode (A 33); o, exposure

compensation (

A 34).

* Default setting can be modified.

* Default setting can be modified.

b Portrait
Use this mode for portraits.
The camera detects and focuses on a human face. See “Face

Detection” (

A 47) for more information.

If more than one face is detected, focus will be on the face

closest to the camera.

The camera softens skin tones (in up to three faces) by

applying the skin softening function before saving images (

A 65).

If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.
Digital zoom is not available.

m

V*

n

Off*

p

Off

o

0.0*

c Landscape
Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes.
Camera focuses at infinity. The focus area or focus indicator

(

A 6) always glows green when the shutter-release button

is pressed halfway. Note, however, that objects in the
foreground may not always be in focus.

AF-assist illuminator (

A 131) does not light.

m

W

n

Off*

p

Off

o

0.0*

O: Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with which O is indicated. Set

Vibration

reduction (A 129) to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera (except when using

Night landscape).