Nikon 27698, 27706, 27697, 27699, 27696 manual Sports Assist, Focus, Exposure, and White Balance

Scene Mode

Sports Assist

(sports assist) mode is used for dynamic action shots that capture moving objects. The options in the assist menu can be used to freeze the action in a single shot or record motion in a series of pictures.

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SPORTS: While shutter-release button is held down, pictures are recorded at rate of about 1.8 frames per second (fps) until icon is displayed. Cam- era focuses continuously until shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock focus.

Sport spectator: Shutter-release button can be pressed in one motion with- out pausing halfway to check focus. Camera focuses at about 4.5 m (14´9˝) to infinity at widest angle, 6 m (20´) to infinity at maximum zoom; AF indica- tor lights whenever shutter-release button is pressed halfway. While shut- ter-release button is fully pressed, pictures will be taken at rate of about 1.8 fps until icon is displayed.

Sport composite: Each time shutter-release button is pressed, camera takes 16 shots in about 2 seconds and arranges them in 4 rows to form single pic- ture 1600 × 1200 pixels in size. Camera focuses continuously until shut- ter-release button is pressed halfway to lock focus.

Focus, Exposure, and White Balance

In sports assist mode, focus, exposure, and white balance for all pictures are determined by the first shot in each series.

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