Nikon Coolpix S230 User Manual page 52

Shooting in Scene Mode
j Night landscape
Slow shutter speeds are used to produce stunning night
landscapes.
• Camera focuses at infinity. The focus area or focus indicator
(A 28) always glows green when the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway. Note, however, that objects in the
foreground may not always be in focus.
• Motion detection (A 134) does not function.
m
* Other settings can be selected.
k Close-up
Photograph flowers, insects and other small objects at close
range.
• Macro mode (A 35) will be turned on and the camera
automatically zooms to the position at the closest distance
at which the camera can focus.
• The camera can focus at a distance of 10 cm (4 in.) at the
zoom position at which F glows green (the zoom indicator is positioned before K).
The closest possible shooting position may vary according to the zoom position.
• The touch panel can also be tapped to choose an object on which the camera will focus
(A 26).
• The camera focuses continuously until focus is locked by pressing the shutter-release
button halfway.
U*
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* Other settings can be selected. Note that the flash may be unable to light entire subject at
distances of less than 60 cm (2 ft.).
u Food
Use when taking pictures of food. See "Taking Pictures in Food
Mode" (A 45) for details.
• The touch panel can also be tapped to choose an object on
which the camera will focus (A 26).
m
* Other settings can be selected.
O: For those scene modes with O, use of a tripod is recommended.
Q: For those scene modes with Q, noise reduction is carried out automatically so the time taken to
save an image will be longer than usual.
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