Landscape Assist

(landscape assist) mode helps you frame vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines, colors, and contrast. A framing assist menu helps you frame not only natural landscapes but also cityscapes and por- trait shots featuring a landmark in the background.

Rotate the mode dial to and press the MENU but- ton ( 28).

The following landscape assist modes are available:

Landscape

No guides are displayed in monitor. Use to focus on distant objects through foreground 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.

Architecture

Use to photograph buildings.

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

Group right

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

• Both portrait subject and background object will be in focus.

Group left

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

• Both portrait subject and background object will be in focus.

 

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OFF

 

OFF

 

 

(changeable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* When you select Group right or Group left, flash mode is set to (changeable).

Scene Mode

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Nikon 13311, COOLPIX 5200 manual Landscape Assist

COOLPIX 5200, 13311 specifications

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