Nikon CoolPix S9100, Quick Start Manual, Page: 62 / 265

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Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select
A
(Auto) Mode
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:
A
(Auto)
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Indicators Displayed in
A
(Auto) Mode
• The indicators and photo info displayed during shooting and playback will turn
off after a few seconds (
A
175).
• When the monitor has turned off in standby mode to save power (the power-
on lamp is blinking) (
A
184), press the following buttons to turn it back on.
➝
Power switch, shutter-release button, or
b
(
e
movie-record) button
2 5 2 5
Shooting mode
A
displayed in
A
(auto) mode.
Image mode
The combination of image
quality (compression) and image
size is displayed. The default
setting is
L
4000 × 3000.
Internal memory indicator
Indicates that images will be saved on the
camera’s internal memory (approximately 74 MB).
When a memory card is inserted in the camera,
C
does not appear and images will be saved on the
memory card.
Movie options
A movie option is displayed
for movie recording (
A
140,
148).
Vibration reduction icon
Vibration reduction can be
applied to reduce the effects
of camera shake.
Motion detection icon
The effects of subject movement
and camera shake are reduced.
C
Flash
When the flash is lowered, the flash setting is fixed at off and
W
appears at the top of the monitor.
In situations where flash is needed, such as in dark locations or when the subject is backlit, be sure to
raise the flash (
A
4, 32).
D
Functions Available in
A
(Auto) Mode
• The flash mode (
A
32) can be adjusted, the self-timer (
A
35) and macro mode (
A
39) can be
applied.
• Brightness (exposure compensation), vividness, and hue can be adjusted with the creative slider (
A
40).
• Press the
d
button to specify settings for all shooting menu items (
A
46) according to
shooting conditions. The combination of image quality (compression) and image size can be set
by using the
Image mode option in the shooting menu.
D
Vibration Reduction and Motion Detection
• See Vibration reduction (
A
178) and Motion detection (
A
180) in the setup menu (
A
169)
for more information.
• Set Vibration reduction to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.