Nikon Coolpix 4300 - Manual (Page 56)

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Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu
— Taking Multiple Pictures with the Same Exposure: AE Lock —
This option is used to take a series of photographs with
the same exposure and white balance.
Option Description
Off Restores normal exposure, sensitivity and white balance.
On
First picture taken after On is selected sets exposure for all
subsequent pictures. If white balance is set to A (auto), white balance
for first picture applies to all other pictures in series. While AE lock is
in effect, flash will be set to Off (
P).
Reset
Clears existing exposure, sensitivity and white balance settings. First
picture taken after this option is selected sets exposure, sensitivity
and auto white balance for all subsequent pictures.
While AE lock is in effect, AE-L (AE Lock) and WB-L (White-Balance Lock)
icons appear in the monitor. If Reset is chosen or white balance, focus mode,
shutter speed or aperture adjusted, these icons will turn yellow to indicated that
exposure will be reset with the next shot.
Off
On
Reset
SELECT SET
AE LOCK
Exposure Mode
AE Lock
EXP. +/–
OFF
— Modifying Exposure Compensation from a Menu: Exp. +/– —
The Exp. +/– item in the EXPOSURE OPTIONS menu
mirrors the exposure compensation value set with the
1
button and Multi selector (p. 51). As with the 1 button,
exposure compensation can be set to values between
+2.0 EV and –2.0 EV in increments of 1/3 EV. Choosing a
new exposure compensation value from the Exp. +/– sub-
menu changes the value selected with the
1 button,
while changing exposure compensation with the 1 button changes the value
selected in the Exp. +/– sub-menu.
SELECT SET
EXP. +/–
Exposure Mode
AE Lock
EXP. +/–
+0.3
0
–0.3
OFF
Focus Options
The focus options sub-menu provides control
over focus settings.
— Focus-Area Selection: AF Area Mode —
This setting determines how the camera will choose the
focus area in
å mode. The following options take effect
while the monitor is on (when the monitor is off or digital
zoom is activated, AF Area Mode is automatically set to
Off):
FOCUS OPTIONS
AF Area Mode
Auto-Focus Mode
Focus Confirmation
OFF SELECT SET
SELECT SET
AF AREA MODE
AF Area Mode
Auto-Focus Mode
Focus Confirmation
OFF
Auto
Manual
Off
Option Description
Auto
Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to
camera. Active focus area displayed in red when shutter release
button pressed halfway. This setting is useful when you have little time
to compose pictures.
Manual
User selects focus area manually. This option can be used in place of
focus lock when subject is not at center of final composition.
Off
Center focus area is used. No focus areas appear in monitor. This
option can be used in combination with focus lock to focus on off-
center subject (p. 45).
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