Nikon 4300 manual Party, Beach

Scene	Description	3	2	Camera
		(p. 48)	(p. 41)	shake
	Use for portraits. Main
	subject stands out clearly
	while background details
	are softened, lending the
s	composition a sense of		Auto,
	depth.	Any		—
			0
Portrait	• Degree to which background details are
	softened depends on the amount of light
	available
	• Focus area can be selected manually
	using multi selector (p. 112).
	Use for shots that include
d	details of the background		Auto,
Party/	behind the main subject,	#
	or to capture the effects of		0	*
Indoor
	candlelight and other
	indoor background lighting.
	Use for shots that provide
f	a natural balance between		Auto,
Night	the main subject and the	#
	background when		0	*
Portrait
	shooting portraits against
	a backdrop of night scenery.
g	Vividly captures the
	brightness of such
Beach/	subjects as snowfields,	Any	Any	—
Snow	beaches, or sunlight
	expanses of water.
h	Use for vivid landscape
	shots that enhance
Landscape	outlines, colors, and	P	0,	—
	contrast in such subjects		@
	as skyscapes and forests.
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Scene	Description	3 2 Camera
		(p. 48)	(p. 41)	shake
j	Captures the beautiful		Auto,
	reds in sunsets or sunrises	P	0,	*
Sunset	exactly as you see them.		@
k	Use for pictures that
	employ slow shutter		0,
Night	speeds to produce	P
			@	**
Landscape	stunning night landscape.
	Use indoors where flash
	photography is prohibited
v	(for example in museums
	and art galleries) or in		Auto,
Museum	other settings in which	P	0, ™,	*
	you do not want to use the flash.		0™
	• Photography may be prohibited
	altogether in some settings. Be sure to
	obtain permission first.
l	Slow shutter speeds are
Fireworks	used to capture the	P	@	**
	expanding burst of light
Show
	from a firework.
	Use to take up-close
	pictures of subjects such
	as flowers or insects, with
	an artistically blurred
	background.
z	• Focus area can be selected manually		™,
	using multi selector (p. 112).	P		*
Close Up	• Focus distance is 4cm (1.6 in.) to 20cm		0™
	(7.9 in.) from the lens.

•Minimum focus distance varies with zoom position. When camera is zoomed in to

widest zoom position, focus mode indicator (™) in monitor will turn yellow. At this position, camera can focus on objects as close as 4cm (1.6 in.) from the lens.

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