Nikon 7900, COOLPIX5900 manual Sports Assist

Scene Mode

Sports Assist

(Sports assist) mode is used for dynamic action shots that capture moving objects. The assist menu lets you freeze the action in a single shot or record motion in a series of pictures.

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

The following Sports assist modes are available:

SPORTS

While Shutter-release Button is held down, pictures are recorded at rate of up to about 1.7 frames per second (E7900)/2 frames per second (E5900). With E7900, camera takes about 29 shots in a series when Image quality is NORMAL and Image size is 7M (3072 × 2304). With E5900, camera takes about 9 shots in a series when Image quality is NORMAL and Image size is 5M (2592 × 1944).

•Focus, exposure, and white balance are determined by first shot in each series.

SPORT SPECTATOR

Sport spectator is ideal for capturing those instants when you have no time to com- pose the picture. Use at ranges of about 4 m - .

•While Shutter-release Button is held down, pictures are recorded at rate of up to about 1.7 frames per second (E7900)/2 frames per second (E5900). Number of shots that can be taken is the same as for (Sports) mode.

SPORT COMPOSITE

Each time Shutter-release Button is pressed, camera takes sixteen consecutive shots in about 2 seconds. Camera arranges pictures in four rows (one shot: 400 × 300) to form a single picture (2M: 1600 × 1400). Focus, exposure, and white balance are determined by first shot in each series.

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Sports Assist

In (Sports) or (Sport composite) mode, Auto-focus mode is locked to Con- tinuous AF ( 101) and focus area is locked in the center of the frame. The camera focuses continuously, until AF lock is set by pressing the Shutter-release Button half- way.

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