Shooting Suited For The Scene; Shooting In The Scene Selected By The Camera (Scene Auto Selector) - Nikon COOLPIX P100 User Manual

Shooting Suited for the Scene

Shooting in the Scene Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto
Selector)
By simply framing a picture, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene
mode for simpler shooting. When the camera is aimed at a subject in x scene auto
selector mode, the camera automatically selects one of the following scene modes.
• Auto mode (typical photography) • Night landscape (A49)
• Portrait (A45)
• Landscape (A46)
• Night portrait (A47)
1
Rotate the mode dial to x.
• Scene auto selector will be enabled.
• If the built-in flash is not raised, the
message The flash is lowered. will be
displayed.
• Press the m (flash pop-up) button to raise
the built-in flash.
2
Frame the subject and take the picture.
• When the camera automatically selects a scene mode,
the shooting mode icon changes to that for the scene
mode currently enabled.
d: Auto mode
e: Portrait
f: Landscape
h: Night portrait
• Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. When the subject
is in focus, the focus area (active focus area) glows green.
• Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture.
• Close-up (A49)
• Backlight (A51)
g: Night landscape
i: Close-up
j: Backlight
1/250 1/250 1/250 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6 17 17 17
1/250 1/250 1/250 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6 17 17 17
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