Nikon Coolpix S610 - Manual (Page 122)

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Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
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U Motion Detection
Enable motion detection to reduce the effects of camera shake and subject
movement when shooting still pictures.
When motion detection is enabled, the current setting is displayed in the monitor
during shooting (
A 6, 23).
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Notes on Motion Detection
• Motion detection may be unable to completely reduce the camera shake and subject movement
in some situations.
• Motion detection may not function if the subject exhibits significant movement or is too dark.
• The pictures taken may become somewhat grainy.
h AF Assist
Enable or disable AF-assist illumination.
Auto (default setting)
When camera detects the movement of the subject or camera shake, the shutter
speed will be increased for reducing the effects of them.
However, motion detection does not function in the following situations.
• When the flash fires
• When any setting other than Auto is selected for ISO sensitivity (
A 89) in A
(auto) mode
• When shooting in Night portrait ( A 37), Fireworks show (A 40), or Backlight
( A 40) scene mode
Off
Motion detection is not enabled.
Auto (default setting)
AF-assist illumination will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is
poorly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 3.0 m (9 ft. 10 in.) at the maximum
wide-angle position and about 1.5 m (4 ft. 11 in.) at the maximum telephoto
position. Note that for some scene modes, AF-assist illumination turns off
automatically (
A 36).
Off
Disable this function. The camera may be unable to focus if lighting is poor.