Nikon Coolpix P300, User Manual

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Selecting Scenes for Shooting (Scene Mode)
More on
Sh
ooting
Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features)
• The mode dial can be used to select scenes when shooting (
A
41).
• See “Shooting in the Scene Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector)”
(
A
42) 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 (
A
32).
n
is the setting for the self-timer (
A
35) and Smile timer (
A
36),
p
is the setting for macro mode (
A
38) and
o
is the setting for exposure
compensation (
A
39).
1 The self-timer is available.
2 Other settings can be selected.
j
Night landscape
Use this mode to capture the ambience of night landscapes.
Press the
d
button to select Hand-held or 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
Y
icon 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
Z
icon is displayed on the shooting screen.
- Vibration reduction (
A
150) is automatically set to Off regardless of the applied
option in the setup menu (
A
141).
- 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 (
A
6) always lights in green.
• AF-assist illuminator (
A
152) does not light.
m W n
Off
1
p
Off
o
0.0
2