Landscape Assist

(Landscape assist) mode helps you frame vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines, colors, and contrast. GROUP RIGHT or GROUP LEFT helps you frame portrait shots featuring a landmark in the back- ground.

Rotate the Mode Dial to and press the Button ( 30).

The following Landscape assist modes are available:

LANDSCAPE

No guides are displayed in monitor. Use to focus on distant objects through fore- ground objects such as windows or a screen of branches.

Focus is fixed at infinity.

SCENIC VIEW

Use to compose landscapes with sky in top third of frame, distant objects in middle third, and closer objects in bottom third.

• Match top of skyline with wavy yellow guide.

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ARCHITECTURE

Use to photograph buildings.

A grid is displayed in the monitor to help keep verticals and horizontals aligned with the frame.

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GROUP RIGHT

Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to right and land- mark or other object in background at left of frame.

Scene Mode

• Portrait subject will be in focus.

GROUP LEFT

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Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to left and land- mark or other object in background at right of frame.

Portrait subject will be in focus.

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* When you select GROUP RIGHT or GROUP LEFT, Flash mode is set to (changeable).

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Nikon COOLPIX5900, 7900 manual Landscape Assist, Portrait subject will be in focus