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Portrait Assist

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Scene Mode Portrait Assist (portrait assist) mode helps you frame portraits in which the main subject stands out clearly while background details are softened. This lends the composition a sense of depth (the degree of softening depends on the amount of light available). A framing assist menu helps you frame off-center subjects and compose tall or wide shots and two-person portraits. Rotate the mode dial to and press the MENU button ( 28). The following portrait assist modes are available: Portrait No guides are displayed in monitor. AF area mode is automatically set to Manual. • Select a focus area according to your subject ( 93). Portrait left Use to compose shot with subject centered in left half of frame. • Camera will focus on subject in framing guide. Portrait right Use to compose shot with subject centered in right half of frame. • Camera will focus on subject in framing guide. Portrait close-up Use to compose shot with your subject's face positioned in top half of frame. • Camera will focus on subject in framing guide. Portrait couple Use to compose shot with two subjects positioned side-by-side. • Camera will focus on closest subject. 29

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Scene Mode
Portrait Assist
(portrait assist) mode helps you frame portraits in
which the main subject stands out clearly while back-
ground details are softened. This lends the composi-
tion a sense of depth (the degree of softening
depends on the amount of light available). A framing
assist menu helps you frame off-center subjects and
compose tall or wide shots and two-person portraits.
Rotate the mode dial to
and press the
MENU
button (
28).
The following portrait assist modes are available:
Portrait
No guides are displayed in monitor.
AF area mode
is automati-
cally set to
Manual
.
•
Select a focus area according to your subject (
93).
Portrait left
Use to compose shot with subject centered in left half of frame.
•
Camera will focus on subject in framing guide.
Portrait right
Use to compose shot with subject centered in right half of frame.
•
Camera will focus on subject in framing guide.
Portrait close-up
Use to compose shot with your subject’s face positioned in top
half of frame.
•
Camera will focus on subject in framing guide.
Portrait couple
Use to compose shot with two subjects positioned side-by-side.
•
Camera will focus on closest subject.