Minolta DiMAGE S304 Instruction Manual page 29

– optimized to
produce sharp, colorful
landscapes. The flash will not fire
in this mode when set to an
autoflash mode (p. 30).
– optimized to reproduce soft skin tones and a slight
defocusing of the background.
• Most portraits look best at a telephoto setting; the longer focal length
does not exaggerate facial features and the shallower depth of field
softens the background. Use fill flash (p. 30) with strong direct
sunlight to reduce harsh shadows.
– for deep, subtle night scenes. When used
with fill-flash, the subject and background exposures are
balanced.
• When taking pictures of a landscape at night, use a tripod to
eliminate blurring from camera shake. To take portraits with night
scenes, set the flash mode to fill-flash (p. 30). When taking
portraits, ask your subject not to
move after the flash burst; the
shutter will still be open for the
background exposure.
– for the crisp reproduction of black text on
white backgrounds. The flash will not fire in this
mode when set to an autoflash mode(p. 30).
• Use a tripod to eliminate camera shake and ensure
the sharpest images.
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