- 65 -RecordingWhen taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode allows you to improvethe appearance and make their skin tones look healthier.∫ Technique for Portrait ModeTo make this mode more effective:1 Press and hold down the zoom button as far as possible to Tele.2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.When taking pictures of people outdoors during the daytime, this mode enables the texture oftheir skin to appear even softer than with [Portrait]. (It is effective when taking pictures of peoplefrom the chest up.)∫ Technique for Soft Skin ModeTo make this mode more effective:1 Press and hold down the zoom button as far as possible to Tele.2 Move close to the subject to make this mode more effective.• If a part of the background etc. is a colour close to skin colour, this part is also smoothed.• This mode may not be effective when there is insufficient brightness.This allows you to take pictures of a wide landscape.[Portrait][Soft Skin][Scenery]