Sony DSC-L1 User Manual

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Still image program shooting 
[Program]
The necessary adjustments are made 
automatically like still image auto 
shooting, but you can also change the 
focus and other adjustments as desired. 
In addition, you can also set the desired 
shooting functions using menus (pages 46 
and 109).
 (Twilight mode) (page 36)
 (Twilight portrait mode) (page 36)
 (Landscape mode) (page 36)
 (Soft snap mode) (page 36)
 (Snow mode) (page 36)
 (Beach mode) (page 37)
 (Candle mode) (page 37)
To switch the shooting 
method
1
  Set the mode switch to 
.
2
  Press MENU.
3
  Select 
 (Camera) with 
 on the 
control button.
4
  Select the desired shooting mode with 
/ on the control button.
Auto Focus
When you try to shoot a subject that is 
difficult to focus on, the AE/AF lock 
indicator changes to flashing slowly. In 
addition, the AE locked beep does not 
sound.
The Auto Focus function may have 
difficulty working under the following 
conditions. In such cases, release the 
shutter button, then recompose the shot 
and focus again.
• 
The subject is distant from the camera 
and dark.
• 
The contrast between the subject and its 
background is poor.
• 
The subject is seen through glass, such 
as a window.
• 
A fast-moving subject.
• 
The subject reflects or has a lustrous 
finish, such as a mirror or a luminous 
body.
• 
A flashing subject.
• 
A backlit subject.
There are two Auto Focus functions: “AF 
range finder frame” which sets the focus 
position according to the subject position 
and size, and “AF mode” which sets the 
focus start/finish timing. See page 50 for 
details.