21sCreative Photography (Scene Modes)The camera offers a choice of “scene” modes. Choosing a scenemode automatically optimizes settings to suit the selected scene,making creative photography as simple as selecting a mode, framinga picture, and shooting as described on pages 0 18–20.The Mode DialThe following scenes can be selected with the modedial:k PortraitUse for portraits with soft, natural-lookingskin tones. If the subject is far from thebackground or a telephoto lens is used,background details will be softened tolend the composition a sense of depth.l LandscapeUse for vivid landscape shots in daylight.The built-in flash and AF-assist illuminatorturn off; use of a tripod is recommendedto prevent blur when lighting is poor.Mode dial