Selecting Scenes for Shooting (Scene Mode)

BNotes on Scene Auto Selector

The digital zoom is not available.

Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode. Should this occur, switch to A (Auto) mode (A24) or choose the desired scene manually (A44).

CFocusing in Scene Auto Selector

In Scene auto selector, the camera detects and focuses on a face (see “Shooting with Face Priority” (A85) for more information).

When the shooting mode icon is dor i(Close-up), in the same way as when the AF area mode (A83) is set to Auto, the camera automatically selects one or more of the nine focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera.

CShooting with Night landscape and Night portrait When Using Scene Auto Selector

If the camera switches to g(Night landscape) when using Scene auto selector, pictures are shot continuously, and the camera combines these pictures to save a single picture.

If the camera switches to h(Night portrait) when using Scene auto selector, flash mode is fixed at slow sync with red-eye reduction for shooting human subjects (the camera does not shoot continuously).

In dark surroundings, the use of a tripod is recommended. Set Vibration reduction (A150) to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera.

CNotes on Flash

U (Auto) (default setting) or W (Off ) flash mode settings (A32) can be applied.

-When U (Auto) is applied, the camera automatically chooses the optimum flash mode setting for the scene mode it has selected.

-When W (Off ) is set, the flash does not fire even when the flash is raised.

If you do not want to use the flash, you can shoot while the flash is lowered.

CFunctions Available in Scene Auto Selector

Self-timer (A35) and exposure compensation (A39) settings can be adjusted.

Smile timer (A36) is not available.

The rotary multi selector p(macro mode) (A10, 38) is not available.

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Nikon COOLPIXP300BK user manual Focusing in Scene Auto Selector, Functions Available in Scene Auto Selector