Sony DSC R1 Users Guide - Page 33

Enjoying the camera Matching shooting features to photo-shooting situations After you are familiar with your camera, let's shoot an image in various situations with some settings changed. This section describes some representative shooting examples. Q: To shoot a night scene Q: To shoot a portrait with its background blurred , Shooting with aperture priority mode (page 37) When you want to enhance the person with the background blurred, adjust the aperture manually. The more the aperture is opened (the aperture value becomes smaller), the narrower the focus is. The background is blurred accordingly. , Shooting with shutter speed priority mode (page 36) Using the flash in the auto adjustment mode restricts the shutter speed and the flash light does not reach distant subjects. The image, therefore, is not captured clearly. In such cases, slow the shutter speed manually, set the flash to (No flash), and reduce the light using the EV adjustment. You can then shoot a clear night scene. Q: To shoot without flash Q: To shoot a portrait against light , Selecting a flash mode (page 50) Shooting a human subject in a bright place can create dim facial shadows. This occurs when the background is brighter than the person. In such cases, set the flash to (Forced flash). You can shoot both the person and the background clearly. • You can use the flash within the reach of the flash light. , Selecting the ISO sensitivity (page 45) When you cannot use the flash or set the shutter speed slower, increase the ISO rating. The higher rated ISO setting helps maximize the effect of the surrounding light to shoot. We recommend that you set the ISO sensitivity according to the shutter speed so that the vibration warning indicator (page 120) is not displayed. 33