More On Shooting; Selecting A Shooting Mode (Mode Dial) - Nikon Coolpix P300 User Manual

More on Shooting

Selecting a Shooting Mode (Mode Dial)

Rotate the mode dial and align an icon to the mark to select one of the following
shooting modes.
A Auto mode (A24)
An automatic, "point-and-
shoot" mode
recommended for first-
time users of digital
cameras.
Scene mode (A41)
Shoot with settings suitable for the scene by choosing one of the scene modes.
y (Scene): Choose the desired scene from 16 different scene types, and the camera's
settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene.
In Scene auto selector mode, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode
for simpler shooting.
Special effects such as Soft or Nostalgic sepia can be added for shooting.
j (Night landscape): Produces night landscape shots with reduced blurring and noise, or
capture the atmosphere of a night landscape with a slow shutter speed.
o (Backlighting): The flash fires to prevent the backlit subject from being hidden in
shadow, or the HDR function can be used to shoot scenes with high contrast.
40
Auto mode
A, B, C, D mode (A62)
Choose these modes for
greater control over
shutter speed and
aperture value.
Brightness, vividness, and
hue can be adjusted with
the creative slider. Various
settings are available in the
shooting menu (A69).