Nikon Coolpix P300 - Manual (Page 10)

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Table of Contents
More on Shooting ............................................................................................................................. 40
Selecting a Shooting Mode (Mode Dial)......................................................................................40
Selecting Scenes for Shooting (Scene Mode)............................................................................41
Shooting in the Scene Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector)............................42
Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features) .....................................................................44
Taking Pictures with Easy Panorama........................................................................................................57
Viewing Pictures Recorded with Easy Panorama.............................................................................59
Taking Pictures with Panorama Assist.....................................................................................................60
Setting the Exposure for Shooting ( A, B, C, D Modes) .......................................................62
A, B, C, D Modes .............................................................................................................................................62
A (Programmed Auto) Mode.......................................................................................................................64
B (Shutter-Priority Auto) Mode ..................................................................................................................65
C (Aperture-Priority Auto) Mode..............................................................................................................66
D (Manual) Mode...............................................................................................................................................67
Adjusting Brightness, Vividness and Hue ( A, B, C, D Modes)...........................................69
Operating the Creative Slider.......................................................................................................................69
Shooting Options: Shooting Menu ( A, B, C, D Modes) ......................................................72
Image Mode (Image Quality/Image Size) ............................................................................................74
White Balance ........................................................................................................................................................76
Metering....................................................................................................................................................................78
Continuous ..............................................................................................................................................................79
ISO Sensitivity.........................................................................................................................................................81
Exposure Bracketing ..........................................................................................................................................82
AF Area Mode ........................................................................................................................................................83
Focusing on Moving Subjects for Shooting
(Subject Tracking/Face Priority Tracking)..............................................................................................87
Autofocus Mode...................................................................................................................................................89
Flash Exp. Comp. ..................................................................................................................................................89
Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously.......................................................................90
More on Playback .............................................................................................................................. 92
Operations in Full-Frame Playback ................................................................................................92
Displaying the Histogram and Shooting Information ..................................................................93
Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback.......................................................................94
Calendar Display...................................................................................................................................................95
Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom ..........................................................................................96
Playback Options: Playback Menu.................................................................................................98
a Print Order: Setting the Pictures and Number of Copies to Print .................................99
b Slide Show.................................................................................................................................................... 101
d Protect ........................................................................................................................................................... 102
Selecting Pictures ............................................................................................................................................. 103
f Rotate Image............................................................................................................................................... 104
E Voice Memo....................................................................................................................................................105
h Copy: Copying Between the Internal Memory and Memory Card .......................... 107