Basic Photography; Step 1-Select Mode - Nikon Coolpix 5900 User Manual

Basic Photography

Step 1–Select
This section details the basic steps involved in taking pictures in
shooting mode). In this automatic, "point-and-shoot" mode, the majority of
camera settings are controlled by the camera in response to shooting condi-
tions, producing optimal results in most situations.
Shooting mode
indicates Auto shooting mode.
Image size
Choose from five op-
tions depending on
how you plan to use
the picture ( 84).
The default setting is
E7900: 7M (3072 ×
2304), E5900: 5M
×
(2592 1944).
Image quality
Choose from three options
depending on how you
plan to use the picture
( 83). The default setting
is NORMAL.
Mode
1
Rotate the Mode Dial to
2
Turn the camera on
The Power-on Lamp will light and the moni-
tor will display a welcome screen (
The camera is ready to shoot when the mon-
itor shows the view through the camera
lens.
Internal memory/memory card
When the camera contains a memory
card,
no memory card in the camera,
displayed.
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Flash mode
Choose from five modes depending
on lighting and your creative intent
(
is displayed, and when there is
Number of exposures
remaining
The number of pictures
that can be stored on
the internal memory or
a memory card depends
on the capacity of the
memory or memory card
and the option chosen
for Image mode (Im-
age quality and Image
size) ( 85).
44).
(Auto
118).
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