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5
Press the shutter release button fully.
The picture is taken.
In
R
(Program) mode, the camera automatically sets the shutter speed
and aperture for taking still pictures. However, you can select other
functions such as the flash mode and recorded pixels.
1
Press the four-way controller (
3
) in
A
mode.
The Capture Mode Palette appears.
Portrait
×
Backlight
Portrait
×
Sunset
Group Photo
Text
Blue Sky
Sunset
The following restrictions apply in
b
mode:
• You cannot turn the Face Detection function off.
• The Focusing Area setting is fixed at
J
(Multiple).
• If
(Night Scene) mode is selected when the flash mode is
,
(Auto)
or
c
(Auto + Red-eye), the flash mode automatically changes to
a
(Flash Off).
• If
(Night Scene Portrait) mode is selected when the flash mode is
,
(Auto), the flash mode automatically changes to
d
(Flash On +
Red-eye) when the camera detects a face and determines that the
flash is needed.
• The EV Compensation function cannot be used.
Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings
(Program Mode)
Four-way controller
4
button
Shutter release button
Shutter release button
for vertical shooting