Operation Manual

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Techniques for Taking Pictures
• Because slow shutter speeds are used in Night View and Night Portrait modes, you should
place the camera on a stable surface and use the self-timer to take pictures. (

p.4-4)
• To prevent camera shake in Macro mode where high magnifications are used, you should
place the camera on a stable surface and use the self-timer to take pictures.
• Take care to avoid camera shake in other modes also.
Night Portrait
(Applicable mode:
C
/
N
)
This shooting mode is set up particularly for shots of
people taken against nighttime scenery. The flash fires
automatically according to the ambient light levels,
and the [Red-eye Reduction Auto mode] setting
( p.4-2) can also be used to prevent the subject’s
eyes from appearing red.
Macro
(Applicable mode:
C
/
N
/
M
)
Macro mode allows you to take close-up pictures at
distances as close as approx. 20 cm (7.9")
*1
from the
subject. Because the focal length of the lens is locked
in the wide-angle position (shortest focal length), the
zoom does not function.
*2
As flash mode, you can select either Fill-in Flash
mode, in which the flash fires for every shot, or Flash
Off mode, in which the flash never fires. (See “Using
the Flash” on p.4-2.)
*1
Distance measured from the glass cover plate on the
lens to the subject.
*2
Only the digital zoom can be used.
■
Using macro mode
Compose the shot and press the shutter release
button half way.
When the camera gives a short beep and the
green shooting mark “
B
” lights on the LCD
monitor, the exposure and focus are set. Then,
taking care not to move the camera, release the
shutter to take the picture.
Landscape
(Applicable mode:
C
/
N
/
M
)
This shooting mode is ideal for shots of scenery where
the main subjects of the picture are in the far distance.
The flash is set not to fire and focus is fixed at infinity.
Approx. 20cm (7.9")
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