Nikon COOLPIX S6400, Reference Manual

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Characteristics of Each Scene
d
Scene auto selector
• When you point the camera at the subject, the camera automatically selects the optimum
scene mode from the list below and adjusts the shooting settings accordingly.
e
: Portrait,
f
: Landscape,
h
: Night portrait,
g
: Night landscape,
i
: Close-up,
j
: Backlighting,
d
: Other scenes
• The focus area depends on the composition of the picture. When the camera detects a human
face, it focuses on that face (
A
75). The focus area can be changed using the touch shutter or
touch AF/AE (
A
69).
• When the camera selects
h
(night portrait), flash mode is fixed at fill flash with slow sync and
red-eye reduction (when
U
(auto) is selected) and the camera captures one image at a slower
shutter speed.
• When the camera selects
g
(night landscape), flash mode is fixed at
W
(off), regardless of the
setting made, and the camera captures one image at a slower shutter speed.
• Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode.
Should this occur, switch to
A
(auto) mode (
A
26) or select the desired scene mode manually.
• Digital zoom cannot be used.
b
Portrait
• When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that face (
A
75).
• The camera softens skin tones of human faces by applying the skin softening function (
A
56).
• If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
• Digital zoom cannot be used.
• The camera focuses even when the shutter-release button is not pressed halfway. The sound of
the lens focus motor may be heard while the camera focuses.
c
Landscape
• Use the scene effect adjustment slider (
A
41) to adjust image saturation.
• The focus area or focus indicator (
A
7) always glows green when the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway.