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Basic
When the camera identifies the optimum scene, the icon of the scene concerned is displayed in
blue for 2 seconds, after which its color changes to the usual red.
When taking pictures
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[
¦
] is set if none of the scenes are applicable, and the standard settings are set.
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When [
] or [
] is selected, the camera automatically detects a person’s face, and it will adjust
the focus and exposure.
(Face Detection)
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If a tripod is used, for instance, and the camera has judged that camera shake is minimal when the
Scene Mode has been identified as [
], the shutter speed will be set to a maximum of 8 seconds.
Take care not to move the camera while taking pictures.
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Due to conditions such as the ones below, a different scene may be identified for the same subject.
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Subject conditions: When the face is bright or dark, the size of the subject, the color of the subject,
the distance to the subject, the contrast of the subject, when the subject is moving
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Recording conditions: Sunset, sunrise, under low brightness conditions, when the camera is
shaken, when zoom is used
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For the best results, it is recommended that you take pictures in the appropriate Recording Mode.
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[
¦
] is used for recording when recording motion pictures. Scene Detection does not work.
When there is a backlight, the subject appears darker and the camera will automatically
attempt to correct it by increasing the brightness of the picture.
In Intelligent Auto Mode, backlight compensation works automatically. The [
] is displayed on
the screen when backlighting is detected. (Depending on the backlighting conditions,
backlighting may not be detected correctly.)
Scene Detection
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[i-Portrait]
[i-Scenery]
[i-Macro]
[i-Night Portrait]
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[i-Night Scenery]
[i-Sunset]
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Only when [
] is selected.
The Backlight Compensation
