Nikon COOLPIX8800 manual Best Shot Selector BSS

Best Shot Selector (BSS)

The “best-shot selector” takes a series of photographs and selects the sharpest picture or the picture with the best exposure.

BSS

BEST SHOT SELECTOR

Off

On Exposure BSS

Option	Description
Off	BSS off.
	Camera takes shots while shutter-release button
	is pressed, to a maximum of ten. These images
	are then compared and sharpest picture (picture
	with highest level of detail) saved to memory
	card. Flash turns off automatically and focus,
On	exposure, and auto white balance for all photos
	are determined by the first picture in each series. Recommended for
	situations in which inadvertent camera movement can produce blurred
	pictures, for example when:
	• the camera is zoomed in	• macro close-up is in effect
	• lighting is poor and the flash can not be used
	Selecting this option displays sub-menu shown at
			EXPOSURE BSS
	right. Choose from:
	• Highlight BSS: picture with	smallest area of
				Highlight BSS
	overexposure is selected.			Shadow BSS
				Histogram BSS

•Shadow BSS: picture with smallest area of un- derexposure is selected.

Exposure • Histogram BSS: of pictures with least under- and over-exposure,

BSS camera chooses picture with overall exposure closest to optimum. Camera takes five shots each time shutter-release button is pressed. These images are then compared and picture that best meets selected criterion saved to memory card. Flash turns off automatically and fo- cus and auto white balance for all photos are determined by the first picture in each series. Recommended for subjects containing areas of high contrast, when it is difficult to set exposure correctly.

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