Nikon COOLPIX P100 User Manual page 54

When the mode dial is rotated next to the mark, the camera switches to the
corresponding shooting mode shown below.
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i_1 Auto mode ([_26)
Choose this simple mode,
an automatic, "point-and-
shoot" mode
recommended for first-
time users of digital
cameras.
_ Sport continuous
([_62)
Continuous shooting of
pictures is clone at high
speeds.
SCENE
Scene ([_45)
Choose this mode for
automatic adjustment of
settings to suit the
selected subject type.
Scene auto selector
(_43)
By simply framing a
picture, the camera
automatically selects the
optimum scene mode for
simpler shooting.
A, M (_66)
U---Usersettings ([_98)
Choose these modes Save the settings made in
for greater control over shooting modes P, S, A
shutter speed and and ]Vl. Once the settings
aperture, are saved, you can shoot
' with the settings that are
more frequently used by
I _ just changing over to this
mod o°
_ [___] Subject tracking (_59)"
_,_l O _ i _ Choose this mode to shoot
_.__D_k. _'l_ _ _ N //t _ I moving subjects Onceyou
_.,_,_ _'_,_J_/ I register a subject to be
"_?_' _ _' I focused on, the focus area
I_ _- / moves and follows the
J L subject.
[] Smart portrait ([_55)
The camera detects
smiling faces using face
priority and releases the
shutter automatically. The
skin softening function
makes a human subject's
skin appear smoother.