Nikon COOLPIX AW100 manual Using the Action Button, Display map, Action control, Action menu

Using the Action Button

When the action button is pressed, either of the following operations set in Assign action button of the setup menu (A94) can be performed.

•Display maps.

•Perform the function by shaking the camera (action control).

Display map

Display the current location on a map during shooting (only when Record GPS data in GPS options of the map menu (A86) is set to On).

Display the shooting location of an image on a map during playback (only images on which position information is recorded).

Action control

Basic Operations

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Parts of the Camera and Basic

As shown in the illustration, use your wrist and shake the camera for a single up/ down or forward/backward stroke to perform the functions.

Easy auto mode

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Action menu

In the action menu, you can select the following options by shaking the camera up/down or forward/backward.

•Shooting mode: You can select the Easy auto mode, Auto mode, Beach, Snow, Landscape and Underwater modes.

•Start movie recording: Press the action button to begin shooting. Press the button again to exit shooting.

•Quick playback: Display images in full-frame playback mode.

•Current position: Display the current location on a map (only when Record GPS data in GPS options of the map menu (A86) is set to On).

Press the action button to select the function.

In Quick playback or full-frame playback mode, shake the camera up/down to display the next image or forward/backward to display the previous image.

Operations

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