Nikon CoolPix S3300, Quick Start Manual

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Step 2 Select a Shooting Mode
Basic S
tep
s for
S
h
ooting and Playba
ck
Available Shooting Modes
C
Features That Are Available in Each Shooting Mode
• The multi selector
H
(
m
),
I
(
p
),
J
(
n
), and
K
(
o
) can be used to set the corresponding
features. See “Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector” (
A
52) for more information.
• When using shooting mode, press the
d
button to display the menu for the selected shooting
mode. See “Shooting Features” (
A
35) for information about the settings available in the menu for
the current shooting mode.
A
Auto mode
A
36
Used for general shooting. Settings can be adjusted in the shooting menu
(
A
37) to suit the shooting conditions and the type of shot you want to capture.
x
Scene
A
39
Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene. When using
scene auto selector, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode
when you frame a picture, making it even easier to take pictures using settings
that suit the scene.
• To select a scene, first display the shooting mode selection menu and then
press the multi selector
K
. Select the desired scene by pressing
H
,
I
,
J
, or
K
, and then press the
k
button.
D
Special effects
A
47
Effects can be applied to images during shooting. Six different effects are
available.
• To select an effect, first display the shooting mode menu and then press the
multi selector
K
. Select the desired effect by pressing
H
,
I
,
J
, or
K
, and
then press the
k
button.
F
Smart portrait
A
49
When the camera detects a smiling face, you can take a picture automatically
without pressing the shutter-release button (Smile timer). The skin softening
option can be used to make skin tones of human faces appear smoother.