55Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode)More on Shooting1 Fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction.2 Default setting can be modified.1 Slow sync with red-eye reduction flash mode may be used. The default setting can be modified.2 Default setting can be modified.* Default setting can be modified.e Night portraitUse this mode for portraits taken at sunset or at night. The flashfires to light the portrait subject while preserving backgroundlighting to achieve a natural balance between the main subjectand background ambience.• The camera recognizes and focuses on a human face. See“Face Priority” (A 47) for more information.• If more than one face is recognized, focus will be on the face closest to the camera.• The camera softens skin tones (in up to three faces) by applying the skin softeningfunction before recording pictures (A 64).• If no faces are recognized, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.• Digital zoom is not available.m V1 n Off 2 p Off o 0.02f Party/indoorCaptures the effects of candlelight and other indoorbackground lighting.• The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.• As pictures are easily affected by camera shake, hold thecamera steadily. In dark surroundings, the use of a tripod isrecommended. Set Vibration reduction (A 129) to Offwhen using a tripod to stabilize the camera.m V1 n Off 2 p Off o 0.02g Beach/snowCaptures the brightness of such subjects as snowfields,beaches, or sunlit expanses of water.• The camera focuses on the subject at the center of theframe.m U* n Off* p Off* o 0.0*O