Nikon 16 manual Discover the simplicity of Scene modes

Discover the simplicity of Scene modes

Scene modes

S 6 S5 S 4

Portrait	L 2 L 3 L 4 L1		Portrait (Close-up)		S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1
Portrait	Auto (comparative example)	Portrait close-up		Example photo with guide Guide	Auto (comparative example)

	S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1
Fireworks Show
Normal	Auto (comparative example)

Panorama Assist P3 P4 S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1

Original images

Night Landscape Sunset

Throws the background out of focus to place		While many beginners tend to place the subject’s				Portrait left		Portrait right	Portrait couple	Portrait figure
sharp emphasis on the subject.		face in the center of the shot, Portrait close-up
		provides a guide for more attractive composition
	S 6 S5 S 4	and delivers crisp, sharp focus too.
Night Portrait			Night Portrait (Close-up)
	L 2 L 3 L 4 L1						S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1
Night Portrait	Auto (comparative example)	Night Portrait close-up		Example photo with guide	Guide			Auto (comparative example)

Captures the light trails of dramatic bursting fireworks with satisfying color and clarity.

Composite image

Nikon’s Panorama Maker software available with Nikon’s complimentary PictureProject makes it easy to join a series of pictures to produce a single seamless panorama.

S 6	S5	S 4
L 2	L 3	L 4 L1

Captures brighter, sharper, more attractive nighttime landscapes.

Back Light

S 6 S5 S 4

L 2 L 3 L 4 L1

Because bright backgrounds can cause nearby subjects to underexpose, Back light mode adds flash to the foreground.

S 6	S5	S 4
L 2	L 3	L 4 L1

Makes the most of beautiful sunset shades.

Dusk/Dawn

S 6 S5 S 4

L 2 L 3 L 4 L1

Preserves the mood of blues seen at dusk and dawn.

Captures the subject’s face with sharpness		Achieves sharp focus on the subject’s face, while an	Night Portrait left Night Portrait right		Night Portrait couple Night Portrait figure
and keeps background points of light clear		easy-to-use guideline lets photographers achieve
as well.		pleasing composition.
	S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1	S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1		S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1
Landscape		Landscape (Scenic view)	Landscape (Architecture)
Landscape	Auto (comparative example)	Example photo with guide Auto (comparative example)	Example photo with guide		Auto (comparative example)

S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1

Landscape (Group right)

Example photo with guide Auto (comparative example)

P3 P4

Party/Indoor S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1

Party/Indoor Auto (comparative example)

Captures bright, natural-looking portraits while maintaining background details.

Close Up S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1

P3 P4

Beach/Snow S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1

Beach/Snow Auto (comparative example)

Keeps backgrounds and human subjects vivid despite the uncommonly bright conditions.

Museum P3 P4 S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1

Sports	P3 P4 S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1
Sports		Auto (comparative example)

Selects a significantly faster shutter speed, so users can freeze dynamic sporting action.

Copy P3 P4 S 6 S5 S 4 L 2 L 3 L 4 L1

Sports (Sports spectator)

Sports spectator

S 6 S5 S 4

L 2 L 3 L 4 L1

Lets users fully depress the shutter button in one go rather than pausing halfway, so there’s no need to miss that fleeting sporting moment.

Sports (Sports composite)

Provides far-reaching depth of field.	Displays a handy on-screen guide supporting	Superimposes a framing guide on the
	the optimal composition of expansive natural	screen to make it easy for users to align
	scenes.	horizontal elements of buildings.

Combines a framing guide for	Group Left
the alignment of horizontal
elements with another that helps
users optimally place people on
the right.

Close Up Auto (comparative example) Museum Auto (comparative example)

Lets users compose shots mere centimeters	Many museums don’t allow the use of flash, so
from the subject.	Museum mode reduces the effects of camera
	movement to enable sharper shots without it.

Copy Auto (comparative example)

Blends satisfying sharpness with higher than normal contrast to capture text or drawings with greater clarity.

Sports composite

S 6 S5 S 4

L 2 L 3 L 4 L1

Shoots off a rapid 16 frames in only two seconds to capture action in a more expressive manner.

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