Nikon COOLPIX S8200 Reference Manual page 56

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Changing Scene Mode Settings
• Depending on the scene, the multi selector • (_), • (_), '_ (_)), and i_ (1_)
(:an be used to set the corresponding features. See "Features That Can Be Set
Using the Multi Selector" (_ SS)and "Default Settings" (_ 69) for more
information.
• Features that can be set by pressing the MENU button: Image mode, which is
the combination of image size and image quality (_ 71).
• When using [] (night landscape), [] (backlighting), or °# (pet portrait), press
the MENU button to set the Image mode or any of the options available in the
current mode's shooting menu.
Characteristics of Each Scene
_ scene auto Selector
The camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode when you frame a picture.
_: Portrait, I_'_: Landscape, I'_: Night portrait, _: Night landscape, I_Jli: Close-up,
o _: Backlighting, D: Other scenes
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ca • When the camera selects a scene mode, the shooting mode icon displayed in the
shooting screen changes to that for the scene mode currently enabled.
E _ • The area of the frame that the camera focuses on (AF area) depends on the composition
of the picture. The camera detects and focuses on human faces.
• Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene
mode. Should this occur, switch to I_1 (auto) mode (_ 24) or select the desired scene
mode manually.
• Digital zoom cannot be used.
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[] If Night Landscape or Night Portrait Is Selected When Shooting with Scene
Auto Selector
• if the camera switches to _ (night landscape) when using scene auto selector, the camera
shoots images continuously and combines and saves them as one image, just as when Hand-
held is selected when using [] (night landscape; _ 41).
• if the camera switches to _ (night portrait) when using scene auto selector, the flash mode is
fixed at red eye reduction and the flash is used for capturing portraits (images are not captured
continuously) just as when Tripod is selected when using Night portrait (_ 45),