Nikon COOLPIX AW100, Reference Manual

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Sh
ooting Feat
ures
O
Pet portrait
Use this mode for shooting pictures of dogs or cats.
• Select Single or Continuous (three pictures are shot
continuously).
-
Single : One picture is captured at a time.
- Continuous (default setting): When the camera focuses
on the detected face in Pet portrait auto release
(default setting) mode, three pictures are shot continuously (frame rate with
continuous shooting: approximately 1.4 frames per second when image mode is set to
P
4 60 8 ×3 45 6 ). If pet portrait auto release is not used, up to 12 pictures are shot at a
rate of about 1.4 frames per second while the shutter-release button is fully held down
(when image mode is set to
P
4 60 8 ×3 45 6 ).
• The camera detects and focuses on the face of a dog or cat. In the default setting, when
the subject is in focus, the shutter is released automatically (Pet portrait auto release).
• Up to five pet faces are detected simultaneously.
• If a pet’s face is not detected, press the shutter-release button halfway to focus on the
subject at the center of the frame.
• Press the multi selector
J
(
n
) to change the pet portrait auto release settings.
- Pet portrait auto release (default setting): When the camera focuses on the
detected face, the shutter is released automatically. When Pet portrait auto release
is selected,
d
is displayed on the shooting screen.
OFF : Press the shutter-release button to release the shutter.
• In the following situations, Pet portrait auto release is automatically switched to OFF .
- When pet portrait auto release is repeated five times
- When remaining capacity of the internal memory or memory card is low
To continue shooting with pet portrait auto release, press the multi selector
J
(
n
) to set
again.
• The digital zoom is not available.
• Under some shooting conditions such as pet-to-camera distance, speed of moving pets,
direction in which the pets are facing, and brightness of the faces, the camera may be
unable to detect a dog or cat, or a border is displayed around something other than a
dog or cat.
C
Underwater
Use this mode for underwater shooting.
• The camera focuses on the subject at the center area of the
frame.
• The digital zoom is not available.
• See “<Important> Shockproof, waterproof, dustproof,
condensation, GPS/digital compass” (
A
xi) for more
information on shooting underwater.