Scene Modes - Pentax K-50 Operating Manual

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Scene Modes

When set to H (Scene) mode, you can choose from the following
shooting scenes.
Mode
Portrait
c
Landscape
s
Macro
b
Moving
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Object
4
Night
Scene
.
Portrait
K Sunset
d Blue Sky
x Forest
Night
A
Scene
Night
Scene
Z
HDR
l Night Snap For taking snapshots in poorly lit place.
Food
K
Z Pet
Kids
R
Surf &
Q
Snow
Backlight
y
Silhouette
For capturing portraits. Reproduces a healthy and bright skin tone.
For capturing landscape views. Increases color saturation and
produces a vivid color image.
For capturing tiny objects at close focus range like flowers,
coins, jewelry, and more.
For capturing images of fast moving subjects, such as at
sporting events.
The drive mode is fixed to [Continuous Shooting (Hi)].
For capturing images of people in low light conditions, such as
dusk or at night.
Even though the flash is used, the camera will use slow shutter
speeds so the background areas beyond the flash reach will also
appear correctly exposed in the picture (Slow-speed Sync
(p.242)). To prevent camera shake, either turn on the Shake
Reduction function, or mount the camera on a tripod.
For capturing sunrises or sunsets in beautiful, vivid color.
For capturing images of blue sky. Produces a more impressive
deep blue.
Enhances colors of trees and sunbeams through foliage and
produces a vivid color image.
Used for shooting at night. Use a tripod or flat surface to
prevent camera shake blur.
Generates a single HDR image with less noise from 3 images
(-3 EV, Standard, and +3 EV) captured in dim lighting.
The file format is fixed to [JPEG].
For capturing images of food. Saturation will be rather high to
make it look appetizing.
For capturing moving pets.
The drive mode is fixed to [Continuous Shooting (Hi)].
For capturing moving kids. Reproduces healthy and bright skin tone.
The drive mode is fixed to [Continuous Shooting (Hi)].
For capturing images of dazzling backgrounds, such as snowy
mountains.
Produces a silhouette image of subject in backlight condition.
Characteristics