User's Manual

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Step 2 Select a Shooting Mode
Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback
Available Shooting Modes
C Features That Are Available in Each Shooting Mode
• The multi selector H (m), I (p), J (n), and K (o) can be used to set the corresponding
features. See “Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector” (A49) for more information.
• When using shooting mode, press the d button to display the menu for the selected shooting
mode. See “Shooting Features” (A35) for information about the settings available in the menu for
the current shooting mode.
A Auto mode A36
Used for general shooting. Settings can be adjusted in the shooting menu
(A37) to suit the shooting conditions and the type of shot you want to capture.
x Scene mode A39
Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene. When using
scene auto selector, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode
when you frame a picture, making it even easier to take pictures using settings
that suit the scene.
• To select a scene, first display the shooting-mode selection menu and then
press the multi selector K. Select the desired scene by pressing H, I, J, or
K, and then press the k button.
F Smart portrait A46
When the camera detects a smiling face, you can take a picture automatically
without pressing the shutter-release button (Smile timer). The skin softening
option can be used to make skin tones of human faces appear smoother.