Using the SCENE mode

It's Summertime! And with it many opportunities to go to the beach. The white sand and blue skies... who wouldn't want to take pictures? Sometimes the beach is 'picture perfect' but the picture doesn't come across as beautiful as in real life. Let's see what you can do so you don't have to say "But it was so beautiful when I was there..." when you look at your pictures.

Set [SCENE] to [BEACH & SNOW]

When you shoot white subjects using the program auto (P) mode, pictures can turn out slightly darker than real life. This is caused by the camera judging the subject to be brighter than it is and adjusting the exposure accordingly. In such cases you can set the exposure compensation towards the [+] to get a brightness closer to real life. However in very bright beaches that may be glaring even to the naked eye it can be a problem to check the monitor and make the correct fine adjustments to the exposure. By using the [BEACH & SNOW] setting, the exposure is adjusted brighter resulting in pictures closer to that real life impression.

Picture using the SCENE (Beach & Snow) mode	Picture using the P (program auto) mode
Picture using the SCENE (Beach & Snow) mode	Picture using the P (program auto) mode

When you take pictures in program auto (P) or aperture priority auto (A) mode, compensate the exposure towards the [+].
If you compensate to a brighter exposure, be careful to avoid overexposed areas in the picture. On some models you can check for overexposure on the playback display after taking a picture, and other models allow you to check the white balance using a histogram while taking pictures. Open "Useful Tips: The histogram display, so convenient in bright places"