Nikon S5100, User Manual

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Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode)
More on
Sh
ooting
Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features)
See “Shooting in the Scene Mode Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector)”
(
A
52) for more information on scene auto selector scene mode.
The following icons are used for descriptions in this section:
m
, flash mode
(
A
30);
n
, self-timer (
A
32);
p
, macro mode (
A
33);
o
, exposure
compensation (
A
34).
* Default setting can be modified.
* Default setting can be modified.
b
Portrait
Use this mode for portraits.
• The camera detects and focuses on a human face. See “Face
Detection” (
A
47) for more information.
• If more than one face is detected, focus will be on the face
closest to the camera.
• The camera softens skin tones (in up to three faces) by
applying the skin softening function before saving images (
A
65).
• If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.
• Digital zoom is not available.
m V
*
n
Off*
p
Off
o
0.0*
c
Landscape
Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes.
• Camera focuses at infinity. The focus area or focus indicator
(
A
6) 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
131) does not light.
m
W
n
Off*
p
Off
o
0.0*
O
: Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with which
O
is indicated. Set
Vibration
reduction
(
A
129) to
Off
when using a tripod to stabilize the camera (except when using
Night landscape
).