18 Tutorial: Creative Photography (Digital Vari-Programs)Creative Photography (Digital Vari-Programs)In addition to , the D40x offers a choice of seven Digital Vari-Program modes. Selecting aprogram automatically optimizes settings to suit the selected scene, making creative pho-tography as easy as rotating the mode dial.To take photographs in Digital Vari-Program modes:Digital Vari-Program modes are described below.Mode DescriptionAuto (flash off) For pictures that do not use the flash.Portrait For portraits.Landscape For natural and man-made landscapes.Child For pictures of children.Sports For moving subjects.Close up For close up shots of flowers, insects, and other small objects.Night portrait For portraits taken under low light.1 Rotate the mode dial to select a Digital Vari-Program mode.2 Frame a photograph in the viewfinder, focus, and shoot.Auto (Flash Off)The built-in flash turns off. Use where flash photography is prohib-ited, to photograph infants without using the flash, or to capturenatural lighting under low light. The camera selects the focus areacontaining the closest subject; the AF-assist illuminator will lightto assist the focus operation when lighting is poor.PortraitUse for portraits with soft, natural-looking skin tones. The cameraselects the focus area containing the closest subject. If the subjectis far from the background or a telephoto lens is used, backgrounddetails will be softened to lend the composition a sense of depth.LandscapeUse for vivid landscape shots. The camera selects the focus areacontaining the closest subject; the built-in flash and AF-assist illu-minator turn off automatically.
