Night Portrait; Photographing Night Scenes - Minolta DYNAX 3 Instruction Manual

SUBJECT-PROGRAM SELECTION

Night Portrait

Night portraits balance the camera's flash
exposure with the background exposure.
In night portrait mode, the camera control
the aperture and shutter speed, allowing
the background to appear in the
photograph.
• The use of fast film is recommended.
• Warn your subject not to move while the picture is taken. The shutter
remains open to capture the background.
• The shutter speed may be slow. Use a tripod to reduce camera shake.
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Press the subject-program
button until the subject-
program indicator points to
.
• Set the flash to fill flash or fill
flash with red-eye reduction
when using night portrait mode. See
pages 37 and 38.

Photographing Night Scenes

Cancel the flash in night portrait mode
to photograph night scenes. The longer
shutter speeds set in night portrait
mode let you capture beautiful
photographs of twilight scenes and
night skylines.
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2
Flash-mode
button
Control dial
• The use of fast film is recommended.
• Dark night scenes may be prevent the AF system from focusing, use focus
lock (p34) or manual focus (p74).
• Night scenes tend to be better at twilight rather than in the darkness of
night. The faint light in the early evening sky adds detail to the shadows of
the scene.
• The shutter speed may be slow. Use a tripod to reduce camera shake.
Press the subject-program
button until the
subject-program
indicator points to .
While pressing the flash-
mode button, turn the
control dial until appears
on the data panel.
• Use a tripod to reduce camera
shake.
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