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Automatic
Exposure
Camera
has complete control over exposure, point-and-shoot operation, the
majority of manual features are disabled, you can't alter white
balance, exposure compensation, ISO, metering or use manual focus.
You can set flash mode, drive, macro focus and image
size. |
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Program
Auto Exposure
Very
similar to AUTO exposure but you have access to all the normal
manual controls such as ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation,
white balance, manual focus etc. |
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Shutter
Priority Auto Exposure
In
this mode you select the shutter speed and the camera will attempt
to select the best aperture for a proper exposure. Shutter speed is
displayed on the LCD, press the left /
right arrows to select different shutter speeds. A half-press of the
shutter release causes the cameras exposure system to calculate the
aperture, the LCD view changes to reflect the look of the final
image. If the exposure is outside the cameras exposure range the
aperture will appear in RED.
(Shutter
speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower will enable the cameras noise
reduction system). |
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Aperture
Priority Auto Exposure
In
this mode you select the aperture and the camera will attempt to
select the best shutter speed for a proper exposure. Aperture is
displayed on the LCD, press the left /
right arrows to select different apertures. A half-press of the
shutter release causes the cameras exposure system to calculate the
shutter speed, the LCD view changes to reflect the look of the final
image. If the exposure is outside the cameras exposure range the
shutter speed will appear in RED.
Available apertures: * Note:
Aperture / shutter speed rule,
below
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Full
Manual Exposure
In
this mode you select the aperture and the shutter speed from any
combination of the above. Left and right arrows change either
shutter speed or aperture, press SET to switch between the two. When
you half-press the shutter release the camera meters the scene and
displays a numeric indication of how far over or underexposed the
image is (compared to its metering). This value is in EV's (exposure value / stops), if the exposure
is under or overexposed by more than 2 EV's the camera simply displays -2 or +2 in red.
During the half-press the LCD view changes to reflect the
approximate look of the final image. |
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Portrait
In
this mode apertures are kept as large as possible (small F number)
to produce a blurred background to help define the subject in a
portrait shot. Note: Macro and manual focus are available in
Portrait mode. |
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Landscape
In
this mode the flash is by default disabled (although you can enable
it) and focus is locked at infinity. Apertures are kept as small as
possible (large F numbers) to produce the largest possible depth of
field. Manual focus is available. Designed to be used for taking
landscape shots. |
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Night
Scene
Known
on other cameras as "Slow Sync Flash". Put simply in this mode slow
shutter speeds are used to capture a dimly lit background (buildings
at night for example) and the flash fires briefly to illuminate a
foreground subject. |
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Fast
Shutter
Instructs
the camera to uses the fastest possible shutter speed for a
particular exposure, this often means the
largest aperture (F2.8 at Wide, F4.9 at Tele) in combination with
ISO 100. Useful for capturing sports
events. |
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Slow
Shutter
Instructs
the camera to uses the slowest possible shutter speed for a
particular exposure, this often means the
smallest aperture F8.0. Useful for blurring moving
water. |
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Stitch
Assist
Designed
to make shooting of panorama / stitch shots easier. You have a
choice of five different stitch modes: left-right, right-left,
down-up, up-down or 4-frames in a square. The display changes to
show previously shot frames in the sequence to help alignment of
each frame. Exposure and White Balance are locked to the first
frame. |
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Movie
Mode
Record
short movie clips, you can not zoom during movie recording and the
exposure is locked from the moment you start recording.
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640 x 480, 15 fps, up to 30 secs (inc.
audio)
• 320 x 240, 15 fps, up to 3 mins (inc. audio)
• 160 x 120, 15 fps,
up to 3 mins (inc.
audio) |
