Nikon COOLPIX S80 User Manual page 77

i_ Night portrait
Use this mode for portraits taken at sunset or at night. The flash
fires to light the portrait subject while preserving background
lighting to achieve a natural balance between the main subject
and background ambience.
• When the camera detects a human face, that face will be
framed by a yd]ow double border (focus area). See "Face
Detection" (_ 49) for more information.
• If more than one face is detected, the face nearest to the camera will be framed by a
yellow double border (focus area) and the other faces will be framed by a single border.
Tap the face framed by a single border to change the focus area to that face (_ 41,44).
• The camera smoothes skin tones (in up to three faces) by applying the skin softening
function before recording pictures ([_) 73).
• if no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera
focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.
• Digital zoom is not available.
• The flash mode setting is fixed at fill flash with slow sync with red-eye reduction.
• Use the scene effect adjustment slider (_ 63) to adjust picture brightness.
Party/incloor
Captures the effects of cand]dight and other indoor
background lighting.
• Camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.
The area focused can be changed by the touch shutter
(_ 41) or touch AF/AE (_ 44).
• The default setting for flash mode is 2@ Auto with red-eye
reduction. The flash mode setting may automatically switch
to slow sync with red-eye reduction.
• As pictures are easily affected by camera shake, hold the camera steadily. In dark
surroundings, the use of a tripod is recommended. Set Vibration reduction (_ 1 53) to
Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera.
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Captures the brightness of such subjects as beaches or sunlit
expanses of water.
• Camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.
The area focused can be changed by the touch shutter
([_) 41) or touch AF/AE ([_) 44).
• Use the scene effect adjustment slider (_ 63) to adjust
picture brightness.
Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with which [_ is indicated. Set Vibration
reduction (_ 153) to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera. 65