Basic Photography; Step 1 - Select Mode - Nikon CoolPix S2 User Manual

Basic Photography

This section describes how to take pictures in
"point-and-shoot" mode recommended for fi rst-time users of digital cam-
eras.
Step 1 — Select
Open the sliding lens cover. The camera will turn on
and the power-on lamp will light. Press the mode but-
ton until the green
camera is ready to shoot when the view through the
camera lens is displayed in the monitor.
Shooting mode:
cates auto mode.
fi ve options depending on
how picture will be used
( 59). Default is
Flash mode: choose from fi ve modes according to light-
ing and creative intent (
The Battery Indicator
Display
NO ICON Battery fully charged.
Low battery; prepare to recharge or change battery. If fl ash fi res, monitor
will turn off while fl ash recharges.
WARNING!! Battery exhausted. No pictures can be taken until battery has been re-
BATTERY charged or replaced with fully-charged spare battery. Power-on lamp
EXHAUSTED fl ickers.
Shooting Options
(auto) mode offers fl ash (
21). In addition, a seven-item shooting menu gives full control over such settings as
white balance and exposure compensation (
14
Mode
(auto) mode indicator lights. The
Battery indicator: ap-
pears when battery is
running low.
indi-
.
18). Default is
18), self-timer (
(auto) mode, an automatic,
Internal memory / memory card
indicator: indicates whether
internal memory (
memory card ( ) is used.
Number of exposures remain-
ing: depends on capacity of
AUTO AUTO AUTO
10 10 10
internal memory or memory
card and on option chosen
AUTO. for Image Mode (
Description
20), and macro close-up options (
58).
) or
93).