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Photography in a Variety of Modes

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Photography in a Variety of Modes Your digital camera offers you choices of seven "scenes", which include Manual mode, Auto mode, Macro mode, Portrait mode, Landscape mode, Night Scene mode and Sports mode. In these modes, your camera setting can automatically be optimized for the selected subject's type, sparing you the requisites of settings adjustment one-by-one. Scene Mode Description [ M ] Manual Mode This mode lets you adjust individual camera settings. [ A ] Auto Mode This mode lets the camera decide the best settings for you. [ ] Macro Mode This mode is used to shoot a close-up of the subject, such as flowers or insects. [ ] Portrait Mode This mode is used to make the main subject in focus while the background details are out-of-focus. [ ] Landscape Mode This mode is used to enhance color, saturation shown in sky-scapes, mountains, forests and other landscape scenery, or to take portraits that feature a landmark in the background. [ ] Night Scene Mode This mode is used to capture human subjects against a dusk or night-time background. [ ] Sports Mode This mode is used to capture the fast moving subjects. In Capture mode, pressing the OK button will set the LCD monitor On/Off. 34

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Photography in a Variety of Modes
Your digital camera offers you choices of seven "scenes", which include Manual mode, Auto
mode, Macro mode, Portrait mode, Landscape mode, Night Scene mode and Sports mode. In
these modes, your camera setting can automatically be optimized for the selected subject's
type, sparing you the requisites of settings adjustment one-by-one.
Scene Mode
Description
[
M
] Manual Mode
This mode lets you adjust individual camera settings.
[
A
] Auto Mode
This mode lets the camera decide the best settings for you.
[
] Macro Mode
This mode is used to shoot a close-up of the subject, such as
flowers or insects.
[
] Portrait Mode
This mode is used to makethe main subject in focus while the
background details are out-of-focus.
[
] Landscape Mode
This mode is used to enhance color, saturation shown in
sky-scapes, mountains, forests and other landscape scenery, or
to take portraits that feature a landmark in the background.
[
] Night Scene Mode
This mode is used to capture human subjects against a dusk or
night-time background.
[
] Sports Mode
This mode is used to capture the fast moving subjects.
In Capture mode, pressing the
OK
button will set the LCD monitor
On/Off
.