Versatile 15 Scene Modes
Fifteen programmed Scene Modes make it easy to
capture optimal results in the most diverse shooting
situations. With the COOLPIX 8400, anyone, even a
novice photographer, can take great images simply by
choosing the appropriate mode for the next picture.
Landscape
Emphasizing depth-of-field, this mode captures distant scenes sharply and clearly,
for postcard-like landscape pictures.
Portrait
Emphasizes a subject with natural
skin tones against a soft, pleasing
background.
Close Up
With precise manual focus area selection
and appropriate coloration, this mode
makes detailed subjects stand out from
the background.
Panorama Assist
Allows you to take several side-by-side images, all at the same exposure and white
balance setting, then combine them later using the “Panorama Maker™” photo
editing software (supplied) to create spectacular wide-vista photos.
PictureProject Software
Nikon is proud to introduce the
next generation of imaging soft-
ware, Nikon PictureProject.
Nikon PictureProject
™
is a fast and powerful
tool for organizing and working with your
pictures easily and intuitively.
PictureProject will let you transfer your pictures from your camera seamlessly.
You can then edit, remove red-eye, enhance, crop, print, e-mail, post pictures
to the web or create a photo album. You can even publish them to your PDA,
create slideshows with music or stitch together a number of pictures to create
a stunning panorama.
With Nikon PictureProject you can spend more time taking pictures instead of
managing them and then easily store, organize and share your memories.
PictureProject will work with Windows
®
98SE, 2000, ME & XP as well as Mac
OS
®
X (10.1.5 or later).
Continuous shooting at 2.3 fps
Now you can take up to five full-size, 8-megapixel (3,264 x 2,448) images
at 2.3 frames per second.
Autofocus/Metering Options:
Pick the
metering option
that is right for your shot.
Fast (Hybrid) AF
AF ranging sensor
estimates distance
before camera focuses
achieving sharp results
when subject is moving
erratically
Standard AF
Camera focuses using
contrast detection
Manual 9-Area Multi-AF
Matrix
Metering
optimal exposure
is measured by
comparing 256
areas of the frame
Center
Weighted
Metering
optimal exposure
is measured by
using 1/4 from the
center of frame
Spot metering
optimal exposure
is measured by
using 1/32 from
the center of the
frame
Spot AF Area
exposure is
linked to active
focus area
Choose the
autofocus option
you want to use.
AE Best Shot Selector:
AE-BSS for the proper exposure
AE-BSS (Auto Exposure -
Best Shot Selector)
automatically selects the best
relative exposure from a series
of consecutive images. Select
from three modes: Highlight
mode, Shadow mode, and
Histogram mode.
Highlight mode
Shadow mode
