86To shoot people at night and obtain a natural-looking night scene in thebackground, use the <6> (Night Portrait) mode. Using a tripod isrecommended.Use a wide-angle lens and a tripod.When using a zoom lens, use the wide-angle end to obtain a widenight view. Also, use a tripod to prevent camera shake.Check the subject’s brightness.Under low light, the built-in flash will fire automatically to obtain agood exposure of the subject.It is recommended to play back the image after the shooting tocheck the image brightness. If the subject looks dark, move nearerand shoot again.Also shoot in another shooting modes.Since camera shake is prone to occur with night shots, shooting alsowith <A> and <F> is recommended.6 Shooting Night Portraits (With a Tripod)Shooting TipsTell the subject to keep still even after the flash fires.If you use the self-timer together with flash, the self-timer lamp will lightup briefly after the picture is taken.See the cautions on page 89.