Shooting Suited For The Scene (Scene Mode); Selecting A Scene Mode - Nikon COOLPIX L120 Quick Start Manual

Shooting Suited for the Scene (Scene Mode)

Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene type. The
following scene modes are available.
b Portrait
Z Beach
j Night landscape
m Fireworks show
O Pet portrait

Selecting a Scene Mode

1
Press the A button in shooting
mode and press the multi selector
H or I to select scene mode.
The icon of the last scene mode used is
displayed. The default setting is b (Portrait)
(A 36).
2
Press K, press the multi selector H, I, J, or
K to select a scene, and press the k button.
The shooting mode screen for the selected scene is
displayed.
Scene Mode Types and Characteristics ➝ (A 36)
3
Frame the subject and take a
picture.
For scene modes that use the flash, be sure
to press the m (flash pop-up) button to raise
the flash before shooting.
D
Image Mode
Press the d button in scene mode to change the combination of image quality (compression)
and image size in Image mode (A 53). If the image mode setting is changed, the new image
mode setting is also applied to other shooting modes (except sport continuous).
D
Viewing the Description of Each Scene (Help)
Choose a scene type from the scene selection screen (step 2) and rotate the zoom control (A 4) to
g (j) to view a description of that scene. To return to the original screen, rotate the zoom control
to g (j) again.
c Landscape
z Snow
k Close-up
n Black and white copy o Backlighting
e Night portrait
h Sunset
u Food
f Party/indoor
i Dusk/dawn
l Museum
p Panorama assist
Portrait
Beach
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