Black-and-White Photography

CONCEPT In M-REC mode, photographs can be taken either in color or in black-and-white (in A-REC mode, only color is available). Photo-

graphs taken in black-and-white have slightly better image quality than color photos.

To switch from color to black-and-white or vice-versa:

PRACTICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

 

 

 

 

2 Press the MENU button to display the

 

 

 

 

 

shooting menu.

 

 

 

 

3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S H O O T I N G

 

 

 

W AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

H I T E B A L

 

BLACK&WHITE.

 

 

 

M E T E R I N G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C O N T I N U O U S

4 To change the setting, either

 

 

 

I M G A D J U S T

AUTO D I G I TA LT E L E

 

 

 

 

 

 

B E S T S H O T

 

rotate the command dial (press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B L A C K & W H I T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU button twice to return to shoot-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing mode once you have adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

settings to your satisfaction), or

 

 

 

 

 

press the shutter-release button and

 

 

 

B & W

 

 

choose YES (black-and-white mode)

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

or NO (color mode) from the B/W

N O

Y E S

menu.

 

The chosen setting will be in effect whenever the camera is in M- REC mode. When black-and-white is selected, a check mark appears next to the BLACK&WHITE item in the shooting menu and the view through the monitor is in black-and-white.

Note

In black-and-white mode, the settings in the white-balance menu are not available.

The Camera Menus: The M-REC Menu

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Proxima ASA COOLPIX 950 manual Black-and-White Photography, Turn the mode dial to M-REC, Shooting menu