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240 The “Recording” (Camera icon) Menu Settings

1. It emphasizes
shallow
depth-of-field
(large f/stops,
like f/2.8),
which is often
a component
to a pleasing
portrait. Figure 5-77: Portrait Mode
2. It assumes the
largest portion of your image is your subject’s face, and concentrates its
exposure calculation on that. (Face Detection does the same thing.)
3. It adds a little warmth to the color which usually makes for the most
pleasing portraits.
To get the most out of this mode and end up with a classical-looking
portrait, it is best to zoom in all the way AND make sure that you have
“good light”, such as that provided by a large, North-facing window. (Or a
South-Facing window if you’re in the Southern hemisphere.) Figure 5-76

Figure 5-76: Portrait Mode Examples

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