Mode Dial and Multi Selector
Mode Dial
Use the Mode dial to select the Shooting mode 
, 
or Playback mode ˘.
: Shooting mode
There are two modes for taking pictures:
• In “ 
” (Auto mode), the camera controls the exposure and other settings for simple, easy operation.
•In “ 
” (Manual mode), camera settings such as exposure, white balance, image adjustment and sharpening are under full manual control.
˘: Playback mode
The Playback mode is for reviewing and managing your pictures. When the Mode dial is set to ˘, images can be reviewed, deleted, played back in a slide show, marked for printing (DPOF) or can be protected from accidental deletion.
Multi selector
When any camera menu is active, the Multi selector is used to move around the menus, making selections in both the up/down and left/right directions. When in Shooting mode, pressing the Multi selector allows the desired AF area to be chosen.
Position | Operation |
Press ≤/≥ to move vertically, selecting an item by highlighting it. Once an item has been highlighted further selections can be made by pressing > to move right and then, if applicable, pressing ≤/≥ to select the desired setting.
Selecting focus area (in 
mode)
The camera has five autofocus target areas which can be activated in turn by using ≤, ≥, < or > on the Multi selector.
Simple Shooting and
Playback
Having mastered simple point operation and studied the section “Useful Advice on COOLPIX Camera Techniques”, we recommend that you read this section which explains some aspects of simple “Point and Shoot” photography in more detail.
Setting the Mode dial to 
(auto mode) automatically selects the most common exposure and image adjustment settings to ensure that the overall appearance of the picture is well balanced and correctly exposed.
•Other functions that are also preset are described below.
Image size (resolution) | Full (2048 x 1536 pixels) | |
Image quality (JPEG | Normal | |
compression ratio) | ||
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| Continuous AF* | |
Focus mode | (camera continuously | |
| focuses) | |
Flash mode | Auto | |
Exposure Compensation | None (0.0) | |
Monitor | On* | |
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*When the Monitor is off, Single AF (the camera only focuses when the shutter is
Simple Shooting and Playback
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