VQT1W6546Advanced (Recording pictures)In [SCENE MODE], you can select the Scene mode each time you make a recording.1 In step 2, select [SCENE MODE] and press [MENU/SET].2 Move 3/4/2/1 to select the Scene mode, and then press [MENU/SET] to set.• The recording screen for the selected Scene mode will be displayed.Note• To change the Scene mode, press [MENU/SET] and then move 1, and return to step 3.• The Scene mode flash setting is reset to the initial setting when the Scene mode is changed.• When you take a picture with a Scene mode that is not adequate for the purpose, the hue of thepicture may differ from the actual scene.• The following items cannot be set in Scene mode because the camera automatically adjuststhem to the optimal setting.– [INTELLIGENT ISO]– [SENSITIVITY]– [I.EXPOSURE]– [COLOR MODE]• [I.EXPOSURE] is activated automatically in the following Scene modes.– [PORTRAIT]/[SOFT SKIN]/[TRANSFORM]/[SELF PORTRAIT]/[SCENERY]/[SPORTS]/[NIGHT PORTRAIT]/[PARTY]/[CANDLE LIGHT]/[BABY1]/[BABY2]/[SUNSET]/[HIGH SENS.]• Shutter speed for Scene modes, except [SPORTS], [NIGHT PORTRAIT], [NIGHT SCENERY],[CANDLE LIGHT], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET], [FLASH BURST], [STARRY SKY] and[FIREWORKS], will be from 1/8th of a second to 1/2000th of a second.When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode allows you toimprove their appearance and make their skin tones look healthier.∫ Technique for Portrait modeTo make this mode more effective:1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele.2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.Note• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [š].When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode enables the textureof their skin to appear even softer than with [PORTRAIT]. (It is effective when takingpictures of people from the chest up.)∫ Technique for Soft skin modeTo make this mode more effective:1 Rotate the zoom lever as far as possible to Tele.2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.Note• If a part of the background etc. is a color close to skin color, this part is also smoothed.• This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness.• The initial setting for [AF MODE] is [š].Selecting the Scene mode for each recording (¿: Scene mode)* [PORTRAIT]+ [SOFT SKIN]