It helps to reduce camera shake and blurred subjects

It helps to reduce camera shake and blurred subjects.
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Select [Min. shutter spd.].
2
Set the desired minimum shutter
speed.
 Select [ Auto ] or [ Manual ].
 If you select [ Auto ], turn the < 6 >
dial to set the desired speed, slower
or faster compared to the standard
speed, then press < 0 >.
 If you select [ Manual ], turn the < 6 >
dial to select the shutter speed, then
press < 0 >.
3 Setting the Minimum Shutter Speed for ISO Auto
Automatically set
Manually set
 If a correct exposure cannot be obtained with the maximum ISO speed
limit set with [ Auto range ], a shutter speed slower than the [ Min. shutter
spd. ] will be set to obtain the standard exposure.
 This function will not be applied to flash and movie shooting.
When [ Auto: 0 ] is set, the minimum shutter speed will be the reciprocal of
the lens focal length. A single step from [ Slower ] to [ Faster ] is equivalent to
a single shutter speed stop.

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By selecting a Picture Style, you can obtain image characteristics
matching your photographic expression or the subject.
In the < A > mode, the Picture Style is set automatically to [ D ]
(Auto).
1
Press the < b > button.
2
Select [ A ].
 The Picture Style selection screen will
appear.
3
Select a Picture Style.
 The Picture Style will be set and the
camera will be ready to shoot.
A Selecting a Picture Style N
You can also set this with the [ z 3: Picture Style ] screen.

A Selecting a Picture Style N
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D Auto
The color tone will be adjusted automatically to suit the scene. The
colors will look vivid for blue skies, greenery and sunsets,
particularly in nature, outdoor and sunset scenes.
P Standard
The image looks vivid, sharp, and crisp. This is a general-purpose
Picture Style suitable for most scenes.
Q Portrait
For nice skin tones. The image looks softer. Suited for close-up
portraits.
By changing the [ Color tone ] (p.188), you can adjust the skin tone.
R Landscape
For vivid blues and greens, and very sharp and crisp images.
Effective for impressive landscapes.
u Fine Detail
Suited for detailed outline and fine texture description of the subject.
The colors will be slightly vivid.
S Neutral
Suited for processing the image with a computer. For natural colors
and subdued images with modest brightness and color saturation.
Picture Style Characteristics
If the desired color tone is not obtained with [ Auto ], use another Picture
Style.

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A Selecting a Picture Style N
U Faithful
Suited for processing the image with a computer. The color of a
subject that is captured in sunlight at a color temperature of 5200K
will be adjusted to match the subject’s colorimetrical color. For
subdued images with modest brightness and color saturation.
V Monochrome
Creates black-and-white images.
W User Def. 1-3
You can register a basic style such as [ Portrait ], [ Landscape ], a
Picture Style file, etc. and adjust it as desired (p.190). Any User
Defined Picture Style that is not set will have the same settings as
the default setting of the [ Standard ] Picture Style.