Nikon COOLPIX S4000, User Manual

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Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode)
More on
Sh
ooting
Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features)
The following icons are used for descriptions in this section:
m
, flash mode
(
A
42);
n
, self-timer (
A
44);
p
, macro mode (
A
45).
See “Shooting in the Scene Mode Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector)”
(
A
60) for more information on scene auto selector scene mode.
* Default setting can be modified.
* Default setting can be modified.
Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with which
O
is indicated.
b
Portrait
Use this mode for portraits.
• When the camera recognizes a human face, that face will be
framed by a yellow double border (focus area). See “Face
Priority” (
A
56) for more information.
• If more than one face is recognized, the face nearest to the
camera will be framed by a yellow double border (focus
area) and the other faces will be framed by a single border.
Tap the face framed by a single border to change the focus
area to that face (
A
34, 37).
• The camera softens skin tones (in up to three faces) by applying the skin softening
function before recording pictures (
A
73).
• If no faces are recognized, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the screen
by pressing the shutter-release button halfway.
• Digital zoom is not available.
m V
*
n
Off*
p
Off
c
Landscape
Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes.
• Camera focuses at infinity. The focus area or focus indicator
(
A
30) always glows green when the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway. Note, however, that objects in the
foreground may not always be in focus.
• AF-assist illuminator (
A
147) does not light.
m W n
Off*
p
Off