48 5. Useful Shooting Functions5. Useful Shooting Functions Using the Shooting Mode Dial (Image Zone)LandscapeUse this mode to shootlandscape scenes.PortraitNight SceneFast Shutter Slow ShutterUse this mode whenyou want the subject toappear sharp and thebackground to blur.Use this mode to capturehuman subjects againstthe backdrop of an eveningsky or night scene. Thesubjects are illuminatedwith light from the flashwhile the backdrop iscaptured at a slow shutterspeed so that both appearcorrectly exposed.Use this mode toshoot fast movingobjects.Use this mode to shootmoving objects to makethem appear blurred,such as river rapids.Stitch Assist (p. 50)Use this mode whentaking shots that you wantto combine into apanorama.Settings fitting the shooting conditions of your subject can easily be set using the mode dial.Movie (p. 58)Use this mode to shootmovies. Sound is alsorecorded simultaneously.
