Scene Selection - Sony DSLR-A100 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

Yuu can shoot with the %llowing preset settings according to the scene.
• You can change any of the seuings except [ColoffDECI (page 49).
[] Portrait
_Landscape
[] Macro
Shoots with backgrounds blur away, and the subject is sharpened.
• To blur tile background more, using tile telepholo posilkm of tile lens is more
elective.
• It is recommended thal you use the flash when lhe subject is backlit. Also, when
you do not use tile fash, it is recommended lhat you use lhe lens hood to prcvenl
unnecessaly liglu fl*(>ln seeping inlo lhe lens.
Shoots scenery with vivid and sharp colors.
• It is recommended lhal you push down tile flash nol to fir( lhe flash.
• The shuuer speed becomes slower when the subjecl is (lark. If ,_# appears in
the viewfinder, be camflfl about camera shake or use a tripod. The Super
SleadyShot hmction is also elli:ctive.
Shoots close subjects such as flowers, insects.
You can achieve clear and sharp focus.
• When shooting with the built-in Hash within tile range of 1 m (39 318 inches),
shadows may appem on the lower part of the image. Do not use wilh lhe built-in
flash.
Sportsaction
_Sunset
Shoots moving su[)jects outdoors or in bright places.
• The AF mode is set to _ (Continuous AF) (page 53). The camera continues to
locus while tile shutter btUlon is pressed and held hallway down.
• The drive mode is set to Continuous (page 61 ). Tile camera sbools tile image
conlinuously while lhe shuuer button is pressed.
• Do not use the flash if the subject is om ol lhe flash range (Push tile built-in flash
back down). Flash range _ vwp 5 it1 "Read This ['i_l"
Shoots the red of the sunset beautifully.
32