Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

With the exception of Image mode, the following options are available only in (auto) mode. See “Menus” for information on viewing and using the shooting menu ( 60).

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SET-UP Image mode White balance Exp. +/- Continuous

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Menu Shooting The Options: Shooting

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET-UP

Display the setup menu.

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Image mode

Choose image size and quality.

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White balance*

Match white balance to the light source.

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Exposure

Exposure can be compensated for in the case of a

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compensation

subject that is bright, dark or with strong con-

 

 

 

 

trast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuous*

Take pictures one at a time or in a sequence.

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BSS*

Use BSS to choose the sharpest picture.

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Color Options*

Control color.

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*See the Appendix for information on restrictions that may apply to these settings ( 99).

Shooting Menu Settings

See the Appendix for information on shooting menu defaults ( 95).

Image Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMAGE MODE

Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as

 

 

 

High(2592 )

image files. The size of the files, and with it the num-

 

 

 

Normal(2592)

 

 

 

 

Normal(2048)

ber of images that can be recorded (

 

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PC screen(1024)

on the size and quality of the images (image mode).

 

 

 

TV screen(640)

 

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Before shooting, choose an image mode according

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to how you plan to use the picture.

 

 

 

 

 

Option

Size (pixels)

Description

 

 

 

High (2816★)

2,816 × 2,112

Pictures are compressed less than Normal,

(COOLPIX L2)

 

producing higher quality images.

 

 

 

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