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Shooting guides – Improving your shooting skills

This section describes the functions suitable under different shooting conditions depending on

the subject.

Taking landscape pictures

This section describes how to take outdoor scenery pictures of forests, lakes and beaches in

daylight.

Changing shooting mode

The proper shooting method varies depending on whether you

are trying to capture the silence of a still scene or the dynamism

of a motion scene.

•

To capture the depth of a forest, focus with a wider range of the

image. Use

(aperture priority shooting) mode and close the

aperture (increase the aperture value) as much as possible.

•

To capture the waves crashing against the seashore, use

(shutter priority shooting) mode and select a fast shutter speed.

To capture a flowing waterfall or river, shoot using a slow

shutter speed.

Exposure compensation can be used even under different shooting modes. Check the image

that you have shot and use + or – to adjust the exposure to obtain better results.

Changing white balance

The color of water in pictures appears different depending on

whether it is a lake reflecting nearby trees or a seashore

surrounded by a coral reef. To capture the subtle difference in

color, try changing the white balance setting. Change the setting

for different situations, such as by using

[

5300 K]

for sunny

days and

[

7500 K]

for outdoor shaded areas on sunny days.

Changing metering mode

Depending on the depth of the water and the direction of the sun, the

brightness of the water can differ significantly in different areas of the

same composition. There is also a difference in the brightness of

forests depending on the way the trees overlap each other. If you

know which areas you want to emphasize the compensation in the

image composition, you can change the metering mode. When set to

[

]

(Digital ESP metering), the camera automatically assesses the

brightness in the composition and determines the exposure. To

emphasize a specific partial exposure in the composition, change the

metering mode to

[

]

(center weighted metering) or

[

]

(spot

metering), adjust the metering area to the locations that you want to

adjust the exposure and then measure the exposure.

Changing saturation

There may be times when you cannot reproduce the desired color even when using white

balance or exposure compensation. In this case, you can change the

[SATURATION]

setting to

achieve the desired color. The

[SATURATION]

setting includes two levels of high and low

settings. When the setting is high, a vivid color is used.

A guide to functions for different subjects

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