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Taking Pictures Using Night Portrait Mode
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Recording pictures (advanced) Taking Pictures using Night Portrait Mode Night portrait mode allows you to take pictures against a nighttime landscape. By using the flash and a slow shutter speed, the picture will show the subject and the background brighter than they appear in real life. Preparation • Set the mode dial to [ ]. (P29) 1600 19 ª Shutter speed in Night portrait mode Flash mode Shutter speed 1 - 1/2000th 8 - 1/2000th ª Technique for Night portrait mode • We recommend using a tripod since the shutter speed becomes slow in a dark setting (max. about 1 second). • Keep the subject still for about 1 second after taking a picture. • The subject should be positioned within the available flash range as follows: [1.64 feet (50 cm) - 15.7 feet (4.8 m) (Wide), 1.64 feet (50 cm) - 9.19 feet (2.8 m) (Tele)]. (When setting to [ISO400]/[AUTO]) • We recommend rotating the zoom lever to Wide. • The focus range is about 3.28 feet (1 m) - 9.84 feet (3 m). ª When taking picture of a landscape at night • When flash is set to Forced OFF [ ], you can capture the night illumination scenery itself with slower shutter speed. (Max: about 8 seconds) • The focus range is about 9.84 feet (3 m) - ¶. ¬Suggestions/Tips ¬ • Flash setting is fixed to Slow sync./ Red-eye reduction [ ]. • The shutter may be kept closed (max. about 8 seconds) after taking a picture with slow shutter speed, but it is not a malfunction. • When the flash is set to Forced OFF [ ] in Night portrait mode and you record the subject except the night illumination scenery, the hue may change due to the [AUTO] setting in white balance. • You can change the white balance setting. (P60) • When you take pictures in dark places, noises may become visible. To avoid noises, we recommend setting [PICT.ADJ.] to [NATURAL]. (P72) • When you record pictures in dark places, it may be difficult to focus on the subject. We recommend recording pictures in bright places with contrast using the AF/AE lock (P33). 57