Nikon coolpix, COOLPIXS4000PLUM, COOLPIXS4000CS Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures Features

Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode)

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Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features)

The following icons are used for descriptions in this section: m, flash mode (A 42); n, self-timer (A 44); p, macro mode (A 45).

See “Shooting in the Scene Mode Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector)” (A 60) for more information on scene auto selector scene mode.

bPortrait

Use this mode for portraits.

•When the camera recognizes a human face, that face will be

framed by a yellow double border (focus area). See “Face Priority” (A 56) for more information.

•If more than one face is recognized, the face nearest to the camera will be framed by a yellow double border (focus area) and the other faces will be framed by a single border.

Tap the face framed by a single border to change the focus area to that face (A 34, 37).

•The camera softens skin tones (in up to three faces) by applying the skin softening function before recording pictures (A 73).

•If no faces are recognized, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the screen by pressing the shutter-release button halfway.

•Digital zoom is not available.

m V* n Off* p Off

* Default setting can be modified.

cLandscape

Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes.

•Camera focuses at infinity. The focus area or focus indicator (A 30) always glows green when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Note, however, that objects in the foreground may not always be in focus.

•AF-assist illuminator (A 147) does not light.

m W n Off* p Off

* Default setting can be modified.

62Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with which O is indicated.