Nikon COOLPIX S550 User Manual page 48

Shooting in the Scene Mode
d Sports
Use this mode for dynamic action shots that freeze the action
in a single shot and record motion in a series of pictures.
• While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera
focuses continuously until focus is acquired and locked.
• While shutter-release button is held down, pictures are taken at a
rate of about 1.0 frames per second (fps) when image mode is set
to i Normal (3648). This rate is maintained for up to 8 pictures.
• The maximum frame rate with continuous shooting may
vary depending upon the current image mode setting and
the memory card used.
• Electronic VR (A 114) is set to OFF.
m W
* Other settings can be selected.
e Night portrait
Use this mode to achieve a natural balance between the main
subject and background lighting in portraits taken at night.
• Focus will be set on people's faces if it recognizes people's faces
(front view). See, "Face Priority" (A 96) for more information.
• If more than one face is recognized, focus will be on the face
nearest to the camera.
• If no faces are recognized, focus will be on the center of the screen.
• Digital zoom is not available.
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m V
1
Fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction.
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Other settings can be selected.
f Party/indoor
Captures the effects of candlelight and other indoor
background lighting.
• Camera focuses on subject in center of frame.
• As pictures are easily affected by camera shake, hold the
camera steadily. In a dark place, the use of a tripod is
recommended.
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Slow sync with red-eye reduction. Other settings can be selected.
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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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Off
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Off 0.0
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Off
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Auto
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