Shooting in the Scene Mode

Taking Pictures for a Moving Subject

Once the subject has been selected, the focus area will automatically follow the subject.

1Use the rotary multi selector to choose s

Active child in the scene menu and press k (A 34).

•A white border is displayed in the center of the monitor.

Scene menu

Active child

Portrait

Landscape

Sports

Night portrait Exit

Shooting Suited for the Scene

2 Select a subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Frame the subject in the center of the border and press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

k.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- The subject is selected and will be framed by a yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

double border.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- When the camera is unable to focus on the subject,

 

 

 

 

Start

 

the single border will glow red. Change the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

composition and try again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Once the selected subject is not visible on the monitor,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the double border will disappear and the selection will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be cancelled. Select the subject again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Press the shutter-release button halfway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• When a double border is displayed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Focus will be on the subject framed by the double

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

border. The double border will glow green once focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

has been locked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- When the camera is unable to focus on the subject,

1/60

F2.7

 

the single border will blink. Press the shutter-release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button halfway and try focusing again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•When the double border is not displayed:

-Focus will be in the center of the monitor and the focus area indicator will glow green.

-When the camera is unable to focus, the focus area will

blink red. Press the shutter-release button halfway and

1/60 F2.7

try focusing again.

 

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Nikon S600 user manual Taking Pictures for a Moving Subject, Select a subject