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Shooting candlelight portraits, Candlelight, Shooting tips – Canon EOS Rebel SL3 DSLR Camera with 18-55mm Lens (Black) User Manual

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Shooting Candlelight Portraits

When you want to photograph a human subject lit in candlelight, use <

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(Candlelight). The atmosphere of candlelight is reflected in the color tones

of the picture.

Shooting Tips

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Use the center AF point to focus.

Aim the center AF point in the viewfinder over the subject, then shoot.

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Prevent camera shake if the numeric display (shutter speed) in the

viewfinder blinks.

Under low light, the viewfinder’s shutter speed display will blink. Hold

the camera steady or use a tripod. When using a zoom lens, you can

reduce the blur caused by camera shake by setting the lens to the

wide-angle end.

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Change the color tone.

You can change

[Color tone]

. To increase the candlelight’s reddish

tinge, set it toward

[Warm]

. Set it toward

[Cool]

if it looks too red.

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Live View shooting is not possible.

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Although flash photography is not possible, raising the flash beforehand is

recommended, to enable firing of the AF-assist beam (

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