Nikon COOLPIXP300BK user manual Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures Features

Selecting Scenes for Shooting (Scene Mode)

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Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features)

•The mode dial can be used to select scenes when shooting (A41).

•See “Shooting in the Scene Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector)” (A42) for more information on Scene auto selector scene mode.

•The X shown for each scene is the setting for the flash mode when the flash is raised (A32). nis the setting for the self-timer (A35) and Smile timer (A36), pis the setting for macro mode (A38) and o is the setting for exposure compensation (A39).

j Night landscape

Use this mode to capture the ambience of night landscapes.

Press the dbutton to select Hand-heldor Tripod in Night

landscape.

•Hand-held(default setting): This enables you to shoot with the minimum of camera shake and noise even when holding the camera by hand.

-The Yicon is displayed on the shooting screen.

-When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, pictures are shot continuously, and the camera combines these pictures to save a single picture.

-Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera steady without moving it until a still picture is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera off before the monitor switches to the shooting screen.

-The angle of view (image area) seen in the saved image will be narrower than that seen on the monitor at the time of shooting.

•Tripod: Select this mode when the camera is stabilized, such as with a tripod.

-The Zicon is displayed on the shooting screen.

-Vibration reduction (A150) is automatically set to Off regardless of the applied option in the setup menu (A141).

-Press the shutter-release button all the way to shoot a single picture at slow shutter speeds.

•The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area or focus indicator (A6) always lights in green.

•AF-assist illuminator (A152) does not light.

m W n Off1 p Off o 0.02

1 The self-timer is available.

2 Other settings can be selected.

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