64 Getting to know your camera better5• Take pictures with K in s mode. Suitable for taking pictures on a sunnyday at the beach or in the snow.g “Shooting pictures by selecting a scene according to the situation” (P. 20)• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors.Adjust [F] toward [+] to make these subjects closer to their real shades.Conversely, when you are shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjusttoward the [–]. Sometimes, using the flash may not produce the brightness(exposure) that was intended.g “1F button Changing picture brightness” (P. 13)• With [ESP/n] set to [n], the picture can be taken based on the brightnessat the center of the monitor without being affected by the light in thebackground.g “ESP/n Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P. 22)• Set the flash to [#] to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject againstbacklight without the face of the subject appearing dark. [#] is effective forshooting against backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lightening.g “3# button Flash shooting” (P. 12)There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this camera.Recording pictures to the internal memory• Pictures are recorded to the internal memory, and when the number ofstorable still pictures reaches 0, you must connect the camera to a computerto download the pictures, and then erase the pictures from the internalmemory.Using a card (optional)• Pictures are recorded to the card when inserted in the camera. When the cardis full, you download the pictures to a computer, and then either erase thepictures from the card or use a new card.• Pictures are not recorded to the internal memory when a card is inserted inthe camera. Pictures in the internal memory can be copied to the card usingthe [BACKUP] function.g “BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card” (P. 34)“The card” (P. 79)Taking pictures of a white beach or snow sceneTaking pictures of a subject against backlightAdditional shooting tips and informationIncreasing the number of pictures that can be taken
