Nikon COOLPIXS100PURPLE, COOLPIXS100RED manual Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures Features

Shooting Features

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Scene)

Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features)

bPortrait

Use this mode for portraits.

•The camera detects a human face and focuses on it (A65).

•The camera smoothes facial skin tones by applying the skin softening function before recording pictures (A67).

•If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.

•Digital zoom is not available.

cLandscape

Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes.

•When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, focus areas or the focus indicator (A6) always lights in green.

•Use the scene effect adjustment slider (A41) to adjust picture saturation.

dSports

Use this mode for dynamic action shots that freeze the action in a single shot and record motion in a series of pictures.

•The camera focuses at the center of the frame. The focus

area can be changed with the touch shutter or touch AF/AE option (A38).

•To take pictures continuously, hold down the shutter- release button. Up to 18 pictures are taken at a rate of about

1.4 frame per second (fps) when image mode is set to l4608×2592.

•The camera continuously adjusts focus even when the shutter-release button is not pressed halfway. As a result, you may hear the sound of the lens focus motor.

•During continuous shooting, focus, exposure, and white balance are fixed at the values determined with the first picture in each series.

•The frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the current image mode setting, the memory card used, or shooting condition.

•Continuous shooting is disabled and only one picture can be taken at a time when the shutter is released using the touch shutter function (A38).

Use of a tripod is recommended in the scenes with which Ois indicated. Set Vibration reduction

42in the setup menu (A88) to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera.