37Shooting Featuresd SportsUse this mode when shooting sporting events. The cameracaptures a series of still images that allow you to clearly seedetailed movements in a moving subject.• The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.• Press and hold the shutter-release button all the way to captureimages continuously. Up to about four images are capturedcontinuously at a rate of about 1.2 fps (when Image mode isset to P).• The camera focuses even when the shutter-release button is not pressed halfway. You may hearthe sound of the camera focusing.• Focus, exposure, and hue are fixed at the values determined with the first image in each series.• The frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the current image modesetting, the memory card used, or shooting condition.e Night portraitUse this mode for evening and night portraits that includebackground scenery. The flash fires to light the portrait subject whilepreserving background lighting to achieve a natural balancebetween the main subject and background ambience.• Raise the flash before shooting.• When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that face(A 65).• You can use the skin softening option to smooth the skin tones in human faces (A 47).• If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.• Digital zoom cannot be used.f Party/indoorSuitable for taking pictures at parties. Captures the effects ofcandlelight and other indoor background lighting.• The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.• As images are easily affected by camera shake, hold the camerasteadily. Set Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu(A 88) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera duringshooting.ODownloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine