Getting Creative: Select Scene Mode - Nikon COOLPIX 4300 User Manual

Getting Creative: Select Scene Mode

The COOLPIX4300 offers a choice of twelve "scene" modes for
common subjects and shooting situations.
To choose a scene:
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Set mode dial to SCENE and turn
camera on
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SCENE 1
Portrait Portrait Portrait
Party/Indoor Party/Indoor Party/Indoor
Night Portrait Night Portrait Night Portrait
Beach/Snow
Landscape Landscape Landscape
Sunset Sunset Sunset
OFF SELECT DONE
Press / to highlight the desired composition type
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1/250 1/250 1/250 F2.8 F2.8 F2.8 16 16 16
Press to make the selection
and return to shooting mode
• The selected scene mode icon is
displayed on the monitor.
• Image quality and size can be adjusted
from the SETUP menu (p. 80).
When you press the MENU button to display the SCENE mode menu, the
most-recently selected setting will be highlighted. Press the MENU button a
second time to exit the menu.
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SCENE 1
Portrait
Party/Indoor Party/Indoor Party/Indoor
Night Portrait Night Portrait
Night Portrait
Beach/Snow Beach/Snow Beach/Snow
Lnadscape Landscape Lnadscape
Sunset Sunset Sunset
OFF SELECT DONE
Press the MENU button to display
the SCENE mode menu
SCENE 2
Night Landscape
Museum Museum Museum
Fireworks Show Fireworks Show Fireworks Show
Close Up Close Up Close Up
Copy Copy Copy
Back Light Back Light
Back Light
OFF SELECT DONE
Depending on the scene selected, restrictions may apply to flash (p. 48) and focus
mode (p. 41). The table of scene choices on the pages that follow lists the flash
and focus mode settings possible in each scene. If in doubt about the meanings
of the icons used, consult the following table:
Icon Flash mode ( )
None Auto
Flash Cancel
Auto with red-eye reduction
Anytime Flash (fill flash)
SLOW Slow sync
In scenes in which the flash turns off (
pictures may be blurred by inadvertent camera movement ("camera shake"). While
use of a tripod is recommended, other methods that may be successful in
preventing blurring are indicated by the "camera shake" rating:
Support the camera steadily in both hands with your elbows against your
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torso.
Use a tripod or place the camera on a flat, level surface such as a wall or table.
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Note on SCENE mode
• Depending on the subject, SCENE mode setting may not always produce the
desired results. If you are dissatisfied with the results in SCENE mode, try
using mode instead.
Icon Focus mode (
None Autofocus (Auto)
Self-timer
Infinity
Macro Close-up
Macro close-up+ self-timer
) automatically, shutter speeds slow and
)
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