Pentax A40 Operation Manual - Page 53

Common Operations Picture mode Icon Item A Night Scene mode Description Page Lets you take dark scenes such as night views. p.77 C Movie mode Lets you take movies and sounds. p.79 O Voice Recording mode Records audio, such as voices. p.124 q Landscape mode Lets you capture the natural colors of landscape views. p.67 < Flower mode Lets you take brightly colored flower pictures. z Natural Skin Tone Lets you take pictures with skin tone more mode beautiful than Portrait mode. Portrait mode Lets you take portraits with spatial effect, by emphasizing the person. 3 p.69 Half-length Portrait Lets you take portraits at a certain angle of mode view. Kids mode Ideal for taking pictures of moving children. Also gives them a healthy look. Lets you take pictures against dazzling L Surf & Snow mode backgrounds like beaches or snow-covered mountains. p.67 Lets you take clear pictures of moving Sport mode subjects with a high shutter speed to prevent motion blur. E Pet mode Lets you take clear pictures of pets to fit their hair color. p.75 Text mode Lets you take clear pictures of text or writing. Also lets you turn colored text black/white or p.76 reverse color. K Food mode Lets you take appetizing pictures of prepared food. p.67 Digital SR mode Sets the sensitivity higher to reduce camera shake and blurring. p.78 Y Frame Composite mode Lets you take pictures with a decorative frame. p.81 • When you select an icon on the Mode Palette, waiting for about 3 seconds, the description for the selected mode appears. • For z/ / , / / and L/ , icons to be selected are displayed. The currently selected mode icons are displayed on the Mode Palette. If you change the selection, the newly selected icons replace the previous ones. 51