Nikon COOLPIX S550 User Manual page 50

Shooting in the Scene Mode
j Night landscape
Slow shutter speeds are used to produce stunning night
landscapes.
• Camera focuses at infinity. When the shutter-release button
is pressed halfway, the focus area or focus indicator (A 6)
always glows green; however, focus may not be set for near
subjects, while the camera focuses at infinity.
m W
* Other settings can be selected.
kClose-up
Photograph flowers, insects and other small objects at close
range.
• Macro mode (A 31) will be changed to ON and the zoom
will automatically move to the closest possible shooting
position.
• The camera can focus at distances as close as 10 cm (3.9 in.)
when the F and the zoom indicator glows green. (zoom
position is positioned in the left side of K) The closest
possible shooting position may vary according to the zoom
position.
• AF area mode is set to Manual (A 94). When k is pressed,
camera focuses on subject in active focus area.
• While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the
camera focuses continuously until focus is acquired and
locked.
• As pictures are easily affected by camera shake, hold the
camera steadily.
m U*
* Other settings can be selected. Note that the flash may be unable to light entire subject at
distances of less than 30 cm (11.8 in.)
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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n p
Off*
n p
Off*
OQ
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Off 0.0*
o
On 0.0*
h
Off
h
Auto*