Minolta Dimage F100 - Manual (Page 30)

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RECORDING MODE
MACRO – used for close-up photography between 20 and 60 cm (0.7 – 2.0ft)
from the CCD. The lens will automatically zoom to the macro position and cannot
be changed. Because of parallax, the LCD monitor should be used to compose
the picture.
NIGHT PORTRAIT – for deep, subtle night scenes. Because the flash does not
fire, exposures can be long. The use of a tripod is recommended. If the flash
mode is set to fill flash (p. 32), the flash and background exposures are balanced.
Ask your subject not to move after the flash burst; the shutter may still be open for
the background exposure.
PORTRAIT – optimized to reproduce soft skin tones and a slight defocusing of
the background. Most portraits look best at a telephoto setting; longer focal
lengths do not exaggerate facial features and the shallower depth of field softens
the background.
LANDSCAPE – optimized to produce sharp, colorful landscapes. With bright out-
door scenery, Automatic Digital Subject Program Selection activates this mode
when recording the broad expanse of a landscape.
SPORTS ACTION – optimized to stop action. Automatic Digital Subject Program
Selection activates this mode when shooting moving subjects at a distance with a
telephoto lens setting.
SUNSET – optimized to produce rich, warm sunsets. Automatic Digital Subject
Program Selection recognizes the warmth of the setting sun in a landscape photo-
graph and activates this mode.