Nikon COOLPIXP300BK user manual Selecting a Shooting Mode Mode Dial

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Selecting a Shooting Mode (Mode Dial)

Rotate the mode dial and align an icon to the mark to select one of the following shooting modes.

Auto mode

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AAuto mode (A24)

An automatic, “point-and- shoot” mode recommended for first- time users of digital cameras.

Scene mode (A41)

A, B, C, Dmode (A62)

Choose these modes for greater control over shutter speed and aperture value. Brightness, vividness, and hue can be adjusted with the creative slider. Various settings are available in the shooting menu (A69).

Shoot with settings suitable for the scene by choosing one of the scene modes. y(Scene): Choose the desired scene from 16 different scene types, and the camera’s settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene.

In Scene auto selector mode, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode for simpler shooting.

Special effects such as Soft or Nostalgic sepia can be added for shooting.

j(Night landscape): Produces night landscape shots with reduced blurring and noise, or capture the atmosphere of a night landscape with a slow shutter speed.

o (Backlighting): The flash fires to prevent the backlit subject from being hidden in shadow, or the HDR function can be used to shoot scenes with high contrast.

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