Nikon COOLPIXS3000P user manual Selecting a Shooting Mode, Press the Abutton in shooting mode

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Selecting a Shooting Mode

Select a shooting mode from A(auto), x(scene), F (smart portrait), s(subject tracking), and D (movie) modes.

1 Press the Abutton in shooting mode.

The shooting-mode selection menu is displayed.

2Press the multi selector Hor Ito select a shooting mode and press the kbutton.

The camera enters the selected shooting mode.

To select a different scene mode (the second icon from the top), press K, press the multi selector H, I, J, or K to select a scene and then press the k button.

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Auto mode

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To return to the current shooting mode without switching shooting modes, press the

Abutton or the shutter-release button.

1	A Auto mode	A 22
	Pictures can be taken with an automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode recommended for
	first-time users of digital cameras. Shooting settings such as continuous shooting can
	be applied from the shooting menu (A 36).
2	x Scene mode	A 50
	Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene. In scene auto
	selector mode, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode for
	simpler shooting.
3	F Smart Portrait	A 62
	The camera uses face priority to recognize human faces, and then automatically
	releases the shutter when a smile is detected. The skin softening option can be used
	to make skin tones of human faces displayed smoothly.
4	s Subject Tracking	A 65
	Suited to focus and take pictures of moving subjects.
5	D Movie	A 106
	Movie (with sound) can be taken.

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