Nikon Coolpix P300, User Manual

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Selecting Scenes for Shooting (Scene Mode)
More on
Sh
ooting
Taking Pictures with Panorama Assist
The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. Using a tripod makes
the composition easier. When the camera is stabilized with a tripod, set
Vibration
reduction (
A
150) to Off in the setup menu (
A
141).
1
Rotate the mode dial to
y
.
2
Press the
d
button to display the
scene menu screen, choose
p
Panorama with the rotary multi
selector and press the
k
button.
3
Choose
U
Panorama assist and press the
k
button.
• The
I
icon is displayed to show the direction in which
pictures are joined.
4
Use the rotary multi selector to choose the
direction and press the
k
button.
• Select the direction in which pictures are joined in the
completed panorama: right (
I
), left (
J
), up (
K
) or
down (
L
).
• The yellow icon (
II
) moves to the direction pressed, so
press the
k
button to choose the direction. A white
icon (
I
) is displayed in the chosen direction.
• Apply flash mode (
A
32), self-timer (
A
35), macro mode (
A
38) and exposure
compensation (
A
39) settings with this step, if necessary.
• Press the
k
button again to reselect the direction.
Scene menu
Black and white copy
Panorama
Pet portrait
Image mode
Special effects
Panorama
Easy panorama
Panorama assist
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