Sony DSC-F717 - Manual (Page 29)

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Shooting according to scene conditions — Scene Selection
When shooting night scenes, people at
night, landscapes or portraits, use the modes
listed below to improve the quality of your
images.
Twilight mode
Allows you to shoot night scenes without
losing the dark atmosphere of the
surroundings. The shutter speed becomes
slower, so we recommend that you use a
tripod to prevent shaking.
• The flash cannot be used in this mode.
• The hologram AF does not emit.
Twilight portrait mode
Suitable for shooting portraits in dark
places. The shutter speed becomes slower,
so we recommend that you use a tripod to
prevent shaking.
• Allows you to shoot sharp images of people in
dark places without losing the dark atmosphere
of the surroundings.
• The flash strobes regardless of the surrounding
brightness.
Landscape mode
Focuses only on a distant subject to shoot
landscapes, etc.
• You cannot shoot in macro mode.
• The flash does not strobe automatically.
• The hologram AF does not emit.
Portrait mode
Suitable for shooting portraits.
Backgrounds blur away, and the subject is
sharpened.
Twilight mode Twilight portrait mode Landscape mode Portrait mode