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The AF-assist illuminator - best settings

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More on Shooting Shooting Suited for the Scene (Scene Mode) u Food Use this mode when taking pictures of food. • Macro mode (A 51) will turn on and the zoom will automatically move to the closest possible shooting position. • The closest distance at which the camera can focus varies depending on the zoom position. The camera can focus at distances as close as 1 cm (0.4 in.) from the lens when F and the zoom indicator glow green (zoom indicator is positioned near G). • You can adjust the hue using the slider displayed on the left side of the monitor. Press the multi selector H to increase the amount of red, or I to increase the amount of blue. Adjustments made to the hue setting are saved in the camera's memory even after the camera is turned off. • The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame. Use focus lock to frame the picture on an object not 30 in the center of the frame (A 50). • The camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock the focus. • As pictures are easily affected by camera shake, check the Vibration reduction (A 113) setting and hold the camera steadily. m W n Off* p On o 0.0* * Default setting can be modified. l Museum Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited (for example, in museums and art galleries) or in other settings in which you do not want to use the flash. • The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame. • BSS (best shot selector) can be enabled (A 57). • As pictures are easily affected by camera shake, check the Vibration reduction (A 113) setting and hold the camera steadily. • The AF-assist illuminator (A 115) does not light. m W n Off* p Off* o 0.0* * Default setting can be modified. O: For those scene modes with O, use of a tripod is recommended. Set Vibration reduction 40 (A 113) to Off when using a tripod.

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Shooting Suited for the Scene (Scene Mode)
More on Shooting
*
Default setting can be modified.
*
Default setting can be modified.
u
Food
Use this mode when taking pictures of food.
•
Macro mode (
A
51) will turn on and the zoom will
automatically move to the closest possible shooting
position.
•
The closest distance at which the camera can focus varies
depending on the zoom position. The camera can focus at
distances as close as 1 cm (0.4 in.) from the lens when
F
and the zoom indicator glow
green (zoom indicator is positioned near
G
).
•
You can adjust the hue using the slider displayed on the left
side of the monitor. Press the multi selector
H
to increase
the amount of red, or
I
to increase the amount of blue.
Adjustments made to the hue setting are saved in the
camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.
•
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame. Use focus lock to frame the picture on an object not
in the center of the frame (
A
50).
•
The camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed halfway to
lock the focus.
•
As pictures are easily affected by camera shake, check the
Vibration reduction
(
A
113)
setting and hold the camera steadily.
m
W
n
Off*
p
On
o
0.0*
l
Museum
Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited (for
example, in museums and art galleries) or in other settings in
which you do not want to use the flash.
•
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame.
•
BSS (best shot selector) can be enabled (
A
57).
•
As pictures are easily affected by camera shake, check the
Vibration reduction
(
A
113) setting and hold the camera steadily.
•
The AF-assist illuminator (
A
115) does not light.
m
W
n
Off*
p
Off*
o
0.0*
30
30
O
:
For those scene modes with
O
, use of a tripod is recommended. Set
Vibration reduction
(
A
113) to
Off
when using a tripod.