Nikon Coolpix P90 - Manual (Page 75)

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B (Shutter-Priority Auto) Mode
Set the shutter speed and shoot pictures.
1
Rotate the mode dial to B.
2
Rotate the command dial to choose
the shutter speed value between
1/2000 second and 8 seconds.
3
Focus and shoot.
• At the default setting, the camera automatically selects
the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject
closest to the camera (
A122).
B
B (Shutter-Priority Auto) Mode
• If the selected shutter speed would result in the picture being over- or underexposed, the shutter
speed display will flash when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another shutter
speed and try again.
• At speeds slower than 1/4 second, the shutter speed indicator will turn red to show that noise
reduction ( A126) is recommended to reduce “noise” in the form of randomly-spaced, brightly
colored dots. Setting Noise reduction to On ( A126) is recommended.
B
Note on Shutter Speed
When Multi-shot 16 is selected for Continuous ( A118) the fastest shutter speed is changed to
1/2500 second, and the slowest shutter speed is restricted to 1/30 second.
16 16 1/125 1/125 1/125 F2.8 F2.8 F2.8 16
16 16 1/250 1/250 1/250 F2.8 F2.8 F2.8 16