Nikon COOLPIX P510 Reference Manual page 79

P, S, A, M Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)
Option ° Description
White balance 1
Metering 1
Continuous 1
ISO sensitivity 1
Adjust colors in the image closer to the colors as they
appear to the eye. Although Auto (normal) (default
setting) can be used under most types of lighting, you can
apply the white balance setting suited to the sky
conditions or light source to achieve better results if the
default setting results are unsatisfactory.
• The preset value for preset manual applies commonly to
P, S, A M U shooting
modes.
Select the method that the camera uses to measure the
brightness of the subject.The camera adjusts the
exposure, which is a combination of shutter speed and
aperture value, based on the brightness measurement. The
default setting is Matrix.
Set the mode used for taking a series of pictures.
• The default setting is Single (i.e. only one picture is
captured at a time).
• When Continuous H, Continuous L, Pre-shooting
cache, or BSS ([_]50) is set, tile pictures are shot
continuously while the shutter-release button is fully
held down.
• If Continuous H: 120 fps, Continuous H: 60 fps, or
Multi-shot 16 is set, the specified number of pictures
are shot continuously when the shutter=release button is
fully held down.
• If the Intvl timer shooting is set, the pictures are shot
continuously at the set interval of 30 s, 1 rain, 5 rain, or
10 rain when the shutter-release button is fully held
down once.
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Higher ISO sensitivity allows you to take pictures of darker
subjects. Additionally, even with subjects of similar
brightness, pictures can be taken at faster shutter speeds,
and blurring caused by camera shake and subject
movement can be reduced. When ISO sensitivity is set to
Auto (default setting), the camera sets the ISO sensitivity
automatically.
• In M (manual) mode, ISO sensitivity is fixed at ISO 100 if
Auto or Fixed range auto is selected.
The exposure (brightness) can be changed automatically
during continuous shooting. The default setting is Off.
Set how the camera determines the focus area using the
autofocus to Face priority, Auto (default setting),
Manual, Center, Subject tracking or Target finding
AF.
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