User's Manual

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Shooting Features
d Sports
Use this mode for dynamic action shots that freeze the action
in a single shot and record motion in a series of still images.
• The camera focuses at the center of the frame.
• To take images continuously, hold down the shutter-release
button. Up to 8 images are captured at a rate of about 0.9
frames per second (fps) when image mode is set to R
4320×3240.
• The camera continuously adjusts focus even when the shutter-release button is not
pressed halfway.You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.
• During continuous shooting, focus, exposure, and hue are fixed at the values determined
with the first image in each series.
• The frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the current image
mode setting, the memory card used, or shooting condition.
e Night portrait
Use this mode for portraits taken at sunset or at night.
• The camera detects a human face and focuses on it (A61).
• The camera smoothes skin tones by applying the skin
softening function (A63).
• If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject
at the center of the frame.
• Digital zoom is not available.
f Party/indoor
Captures the effects of candlelight and other indoor
background lighting.
• The camera focuses at the center of the frame.
• Hold the camera steadily when shooting in dark
surroundings. Use of a tripod is recommended.
Z Beach
Captures the brightness of such subjects as beaches or sunlit
expanses of water.
• The camera focuses at the center of the frame.
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