[Portrait]
When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode allows you to improve
the appearance and make their skin tones look healthier.
Technique for Portrait Mode
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To make this mode more effective:
1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele.
2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.
[Soft Skin]
When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode enables the texture of
their skin to appear even softer than with [Portrait].
(It is effective when taking pictures of people from the chest up.)
Technique for Soft Skin Mode
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To make this mode more effective:
1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele.
2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.
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If a part of the background etc. is a color similar to skin color, this part is also smoothed.
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This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness.
[Scenery]
This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape.
[Sports]
Setting for when you want to take pictures of sports scenes or other fast-moving events.
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This mode is suitable for taking pictures of subjects at distances of 5 m (16 feet) or more.
Recording
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