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When shooting a human subject in candlelight, use  (Candlelight). The candlelight color tones will be retained in the photo.
Use the center AF point to focus.
Aim the center AF point in the viewfinder over the subject, then shoot.
Prevent camera shake if the numeric display (shutter speed) in 
the viewfinder blinks.
Under low light when camera shake is prone to occur, the 
viewfinder’s shutter speed display wi ll blink. Hold the camera steady 
or use a tripod. When using a zoom  lens, use the wide-angle end to 
reduce blur caused by camera  shake even while handholding the 
camera.
 Change the color tone.
You can change [Color tone]. To increase the candlelight’s reddish 
tinge, set it toward [Warm]. Set it toward [Cool] if it looks too red.
x  Shooting Candlelight Portraits
Shooting Tips
 Live View shooting cannot be used.
 The built-in flash will not fire. In low light, the AF-assist beam may be 
emitted (p.119).
 If you are using an external Speedlite, the Speedlite will fire. 
						

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To shoot people at night and obtain a natural-looking night scene in the 
background, use the  (Night Portrait) mode. Using a tripod is 
recommended.
 Use a wide-angle lens and a tripod.
When using a zoom lens, use the  wide-angle end to obtain a wide 
night view. Also, use a tri pod to prevent camera shake.
Check the subject’s brightness.
Under low light, the built-in flash wi ll fire automatically to obtain a 
good exposure of the subject.
It is recommended to play back the image after shooting to check 
the image brightness. If the subj ect looks dark, move nearer and 
shoot again.
 Also shoot in other shooting modes.Since camera shake is prone to occur with night shots, shooting also 
with <
A> and  is recommended.
6 Shooting Night Port raits (With a Tripod)
Shooting Tips
Tell the subject to keep still even after the flash fires.
 If you use the self-timer together with  flash, the self-timer lamp will light 
up briefly after the picture is taken.
 See the cautions on page 99. 
						

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Using a tripod when shooting a night scene gives the best results. 
However, the  (Handheld Night Scene) mode enables you to shoot 
night scenes even while handholding  the camera. In this shooting 
mode, four shots are taken conti nuously for each picture, and the 
resulting one image with reduced  camera shake is recorded.
Hold the camera firmly.
While shooting, hold the camera firmly and steadily. In this mode, 
four shots are aligned and merged into a single image. However, if 
there is significant misalignment  in any of the four shots due to 
camera shake, they may not al ign properly in the final image.
For shots of people, turn on the flash.
If you want to include people in  the night scene shot, press the  
button to set  (Built-in flash on). To take a nice portrait, the first 
shot will use flash. Tell the su bject not to move until all four 
continuous shots are taken.
F  Shooting Night  Scenes (Handheld)
Shooting Tips
Compared to other shooting modes, the shooting range will be smaller.
 See the cautions on page 99. 
						

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When shooting a scene having both bright and dark areas, use the 
 (HDR Backlight Control) mode. When you take one picture in this 
mode, three continuous shots are tak en at different exposures. This 
results in one image, with a wide t onal range, that has minimized the 
clipped shadows caused  by backlighting.
Hold the camera firmly.
While shooting, hold the camera firmly and steadily. In this mode, 
three shots are aligned and merged into a single image. However, if 
there is significant misalignment in any of the three shots due to 
camera shake, they may not al ign properly in the final image.
G Shooting Backlit Scenes
Shooting Tips
 Compared to other shooting modes, the shooting range will be smaller.
 Flash shooting is not possible. In low light, the AF-assist beam may be 
emitted (p.119).
 See the cautions on page 99.
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. 
						

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The  (Portrait) mode blurs the background to make the human subject stand out. It also makes skin tones and hair look softer.
Select the location where the distance between the subject and 
the background is the farthest.
The further the distance between  the subject and background, the 
more blurred the background will l ook. The subject will also stand 
out better against an uncluttered dark background.
 Use a telephoto lens.
If you have a zoom lens, use the telephoto end to fill the frame with 
the subject from the waist up. Mo ve in closer if necessary.
Focus on the face.Check that the AF point covering the face lights up. For close-ups of 
the face, focus on the eyes.
2 Shooting Portraits
Shooting Tips
The default setting is < i> (Low-speed continuous shooting). If you hold 
down the shutter button, you can s hoot continuously (max. approx. 3.0 
shots/sec.) to capture changes in the  subject’s facial expression and pose. 
						

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Use the  (Landscape) mode for wide scenery or to have 
everything in focus from near to far. For vivid blues and greens, and 
very sharp and crisp images.
 With a zoom lens, use the wide-angle end.
When using the wide-angle end of  a zoom lens, objects near and far 
will be in focus better than at the telephoto end. It also adds breadth 
to landscapes.
 Shooting night scenes.
The  mode is also good for night scenes because it disables 
the built-in flash. When shooting night scenes, use a tripod to 
prevent camera shake.
3  Shooting Landscapes
Shooting Tips
 The built-in flash will not fire even in backlit or low-light conditions.
 If you are using an external Speedlite, the Speedlite will fire. 
						

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When you want to shoot flowers or small things up close, use the  
(Close-up) mode. To make small things appear much larger, use a 
macro lens (sold separately).
 Use a simple background.
A simple background makes small objec ts such as flowers stand out 
better.
 Move in as close as possible to the subject.
Check the lens for its minimum focusing distance. Some lenses 
have indications such as <
MACRO 0.39m/1.3ft> on them. The lens 
minimum focusing distance  is measured from the  (focal 
plane) mark on the top of the camer a to the subject. If you are too 
close to the subject, the focus indicator <
o> will blink.
If you use the built-in flash and t he bottom part of the picture comes 
out unnaturally dark, move away  from the subject and try again.
With a zoom lens, use the telephoto end.
If you have a zoom lens, using t he telephoto end will make the 
subject look larger.
4  Shooting Close-ups
Shooting Tips 
						

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Use the  (Sports) mode to shoot a moving subject, such as a running person or a moving vehicle.
Use a telephoto lens.
The use of a telephoto lens is  recommended for shooting from a 
distance.
 Track the subject with the Area AF frame.Press the shutter button halfway to start autofocusing in Area AF 
frame. During autofocusing, the beeper will continue beeping softly. 
If focus cannot be achieved, the focus indicator <
o> will blink.
The default setting is  (High-speed continuous shooting*). 
When you want to take the picture, press the shutter button 
completely. If you hold down the shutter button, you can shoot 
continuously while maint aining autofocusing to capture changes in 
the subject’s movement.
* Viewfinder shooting: max. approx. 7.0 shots/sec., Live View shooting: max. 
approx. 5.0 shots/sec.
5  Shooting Moving Subjects
Shooting Tips
The built-in flash will not fire even in backlit or low-light conditions.
Under low light when camera shake tends to occur, the viewfinder’s shutter 
speed display on the bottom left will blink. Hold the camera steady and shoot.
 If you are using an external Speedlite, the Speedlite will fire.
 During Live View shooting, the image quality can be set to  1 or JPEG. 
If  41  or 61  is set, the image will be recorded in  1 quality. 
						

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Cautions for  Kids
 During Live View shooting, the image quality can be set to  1 or JPEG. 
If  41  or 61  is set, the image will be recorded in  1 quality.
 During Live View shooting, if flash  is fired in continuous shooting, the 
continuous shooting speed will decrease. Even if the flash is not fired for 
subsequent shots, shooting will be performed with the decreased 
continuous shooting speed.
Cautions for < 6> Night Portrait and < F> Handheld Night Scene
 During Live View shooting, it may be difficult to focus on dots of light 
such as in a night scene. In such  a case, set the lens’s focus mode 
switch to < MF> and focus manually.
 The Live View image displayed will not look exactly the same as the 
actual image shot.
Cautions for < F> Handheld Night Scene and < G> HDR Backlight 
Control
 You cannot select RAW or RAW+JPEG. If RAW is set, the image will be 
recorded in the  73 quality. Also, if RAW+JPEG is set, the image will be 
recorded in the set JPEG quality.
 If you shoot a moving subject, t he subject’s movement may leave 
afterimages, or the surrounding area  of the subject may become dark.
 The image alignment may not function properly with repetitive patterns 
(lattice, stripes, etc.), flat or si ngle-tone images, or images significantly 
misaligned due to camera shake.
 It takes some time to record images to the card since they are merged 
after shooting. During the processing of the images, “ buSY” will be 
displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel, and you cannot take 
another picture until the processing is completed.
Cautions for < 6> Night Portrait
 During Live View shooting, it may be difficult to focus when the face of 
the subject looks dark. In such a ca se, set the lens’s focus mode switch 
to < MF> and focus manually. 
						

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Cautions for  Handheld Night Scene
 When shooting with flash, if the subj ect is too close to the camera, the 
picture may come out extremely bright (overexposure).
 If you use flash to shoot a night scen e with few lights, the shots may not 
align correctly. This can result in a blurry picture.

If you use flash and the human subject is close to the background that is also 
illuminated by the flash, the shots may not align correctly. This can result in a 
blurry picture. Unnatural shadows and unsuitable colors may also appear.
 External flash coverage:• When using a Speedlite with automatic flash coverage setting, the zoom 
position will be fixed to the wide end, regardless of the lens’s zoom 
position.
• When using a Speedlite requiring manual flash coverage setting, set the flash head to the wide (normal) position.
Cautions for < G> HDR Backlight Control
 Note that the image may not be rendered with a smooth gradation and 
may look irregular or have significant noise.
 HDR Backlight Control may not be effective for excessively backlit 
scenes or extremely high-contrast scenes.
 When shooting subjects that are suff iciently bright, for example for 
normally lit scenes, the image may look  unnatural because of the applied 
HDR effect.