Basic Photography; Step 1 - Select Mode - Nikon Coolpix S1 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
Slide the mode selector to
The power-on lamp will light. The camera is ready to
shoot when the view through the camera lens is dis-
played 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
and turn the camera on.
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 (
61).
) or
93).