The camera automatically optimizes settings for the subject or scene.

• Adjusting Settings
• Types of scene modes

Adjusting Settings

1. Rotate the mode dial to SCN.

   

2. Use FGHI to highlight a scene and press the Q button.

   

3. Use HI to highlight a scene mode and press the Q button.

   

   • Press the u button to choose a different scene.

4. Shoot.

$ Notes

• Touch controls can also be used.

Types of scene modes

gAdjusting Settings

People

B Portrait

Suitable for portrait shooting.

Brings out skin texture.

e e-Portrait

Smooths out skin tones and texture. This mode is suitable when viewing images on a high-definition TV.

The camera records two pictures: one with the effect applied and one without.

• Some time may be needed to record pictures taken using [e-Portrait]. In addition, when the image quality mode is [RAW], the image is recorded in RAW+JPEG.
• Movies cannot be recorded using [e-Portrait], [Handheld Starlight], [Panorama], or [Backlight HDR].

D Portrait + Landscape

Suitable for portraits featuring a landscape in the background.

Blues, greens, and skin tones are captured beautifully.

U Portrait + Nightscape

Suitable for portrait shooting against a background of night view.

Raise the flash.

gUsing a flash (Flash photography)

Use of a tripod and remote control via OI.Share is recommended.

gAdjusting Settings for Connection to a Smartphone

gShooting remotely with a smartphone

m Children

Suitable for photographs of children and other active subjects.

Nightscapes

G Nightscape

Suitable for tripod shooting of night scenes.

Use of a tripod and remote control via OI.Share is recommended.

gAdjusting Settings for Connection to a Smartphone

gShooting remotely with a smartphone

U Portrait + Nightscape

Suitable for portrait shooting against a background of night view.

Raise the flash.

gUsing a flash (Flash photography)

Use of a tripod and remote control via OI.Share is recommended.

gAdjusting Settings for Connection to a Smartphone

gShooting remotely with a smartphone

H Handheld Starlight

Suitable for shooting night scenes without a tripod. Reduces blur when shooting low light/illuminated scenes.

The camera makes eight exposures and combines them into a single photograph.

• Movies cannot be recorded using [e-Portrait], [Handheld Starlight], [Panorama], or [Backlight HDR].
• [Handheld Starlight] pictures taken with [RAW] selected for image quality will be recorded in RAW+JPEG format, with the first frame recorded as a RAW image and the final composite as a JPEG image.

X Fireworks

Suitable for shooting fireworks at night.

Use of a tripod and remote control via OI.Share is recommended.

gAdjusting Settings for Connection to a Smartphone

gShooting remotely with a smartphone

d Light Trails

The camera automatically shoots multiple images, takes newly bright areas only, and composites them into a single image.

With normal long exposure, an image of light trace such as star trails with bright buildings tends to get too bright. You can capture them without over exposure while checking the progress.

Press the shutter button to start shooting, then view the changing result in the monitor and press the shutter button again to end shooting once the desired result is achieved (maximum 3 hours).

Use of a tripod and remote control via OI.Share is recommended.

gAdjusting Settings for Connection to a Smartphone

gShooting remotely with a smartphone

• Advanced settings can be accessed via live composite photography (dark and light field composite) in M mode.

  gLive composite photography (dark and light field composite)

Motion

C Sport

Suitable for fast action shooting.

The camera will take photos while the shutter button is pressed.

m Children

Suitable for photographs of children and other active subjects.

J Panning

Choose to blur the background behind moving objects.

The camera chooses the optimal shutter speed for panning shots based on camera motion.

• In [Panning], J is displayed during panning detection, and I is displayed when nothing is detected.

• When using a lens with an image stabilizer switch in [Panning], turn the image stabilizer switch off.

  Sufficient panning effects may not be obtained in bright conditions. Use a commercially available ND filter to obtain effects more easily.

Scenery

F Landscape

Suitable for landscape shooting.

` Sunset

Suitable for shooting the sunset.

g Beach & Snow

Suitable for shooting at snow-capped mountains, seascapes in the sun, and other whitish scenes.

s Panorama

Take panoramas with an angle of view of approximately double that of other shots.

• For information on taking photos using this feature, see “Shooting a Panorama”, starting from Step 3.

  gShooting a Panorama

• Movies cannot be recorded using [e-Portrait], [Handheld Starlight], [Panorama], or [Backlight HDR].

E Backlight HDR

Suitable for high-contrast scenes. Each time the shutter button is pressed, the camera takes four shots and subsequently merges them into one, correctly exposed image.

• Movies cannot be recorded using [e-Portrait], [Handheld Starlight], [Panorama], or [Backlight HDR].
• [Backlight HDR] records HDR-processed images in JPEG format. When the image quality mode is set to [RAW], the image is recorded in RAW+JPEG.

Indoors

W Candlelight

Suitable for shots of candlelit scenes. Warm colors are preserved.

k Silent [♥]

Disable camera sounds and lights in situations in which they may be unwelcome.

• For information on taking photos using this feature, see “[Silent [♥]] Mode”, starting from Step 2.

  g[Silent [♥]] Mode

B Portrait

Suitable for portrait shooting.

Brings out skin texture.

e e-Portrait

Smooths out skin tones and texture. This mode is suitable when viewing images on a high-definition TV.

The camera records two pictures: one with the effect applied and one without.

• Some time may be needed to record pictures taken using [e-Portrait]. In addition, when the image quality mode is [RAW], the image is recorded in RAW+JPEG.
• Movies cannot be recorded using [e-Portrait], [Handheld Starlight], [Panorama], or [Backlight HDR].

m Children

Suitable for photographs of children and other active subjects.

E Backlight HDR

Suitable for high-contrast scenes. Each time the shutter button is pressed, the camera takes four shots and subsequently merges them into one, correctly exposed image.

• Movies cannot be recorded using [e-Portrait], [Handheld Starlight], [Panorama], or [Backlight HDR].
• [Backlight HDR] records HDR-processed images in JPEG format. When the image quality mode is set to [RAW], the image is recorded in RAW+JPEG.

Close-ups

i Macro

Suitable for close-ups.

j Nature Macro

Suitable for vivid close-ups of flowers or insects.

d Documents

Suitable for photos of timetables or other documents. The camera heightens the contrast between the text and background.

t Multi Focus Shot

The camera takes eight photos, varying the focus distance with each shot.

• For information on taking photos using this feature, see “[Focus Bracketing]: Varying Focus Distance over a Series of Shots”, starting from Step 2.

  g[Focus Bracketing]: Varying Focus Distance over a Series of Shots

• To maximize the benefits of the scene modes, some of the shooting function settings are disabled.