Nikon 3500 manual Scene Menu and Modes, Use for portraits

Introduction

The Scene Menu ( and Modes)

Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of twelve “scene” modes for com- mon compositions. When a scene is selected from the SCENE menu, camera settings are automatically adjusted to produce optimal results for the selected scene, sparing you the necessity of adjusting camera settings one-by-one.

—Menu Guide

Mode

Portrait

Party/Indoor

Night Portrait

Beach/Snow

Landscape

Sunset

Night Landscape

Museum

Fireworks Show

Close Up

Copy

Back Light

Description

Use for portraits.

Use to capture background details or the effects of candlelight and other indoor lighting.

Use when shooting portraits against a backdrop of night scenery.

Use for bright subjects such as snowfields, beach- es, and sunlight expanses of water.

Use to enhance outlines, colors, and contrast in skyscapes, forests, and other landscape shots.

Use to preserve the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises.

Use when taking landscape shots a night.

Use where a flash is prohibited.

Use to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework.

Use to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other small objects.

Use to copy text and line drawings from a white board or from a book or other printed matter.

Use when light is coming from behind your sub- ject, throwing their features into shadow.

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