Nikon Coolpix P300 - Manual (Page 56)

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Selecting Scenes for Shooting (Scene Mode)
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Sh
ooting
Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features)
• The mode dial can be used to select scenes when shooting (
A41).
• See “Shooting in the Scene Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector)”
( A42) for more information on Scene auto selector scene mode.
• The X shown for each scene is the setting for the flash mode when the flash is
raised ( A32). n is the setting for the self-timer (A35) and Smile timer (A36),
p is the setting for macro mode (A38) and o is the setting for exposure
compensation (
A39).
1 The self-timer is available.
2 Other settings can be selected.
j Night landscape
Use this mode to capture the ambience of night landscapes.
Press the
d button to select Hand-held or Tripod in Night
landscape.
• Hand-held (default setting): This enables you to shoot with the minimum of camera
shake and noise even when holding the camera by hand.
- The Y icon is displayed on the shooting screen.
- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, pictures are shot continuously,
and the camera combines these pictures to save a single picture.
- Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera steady without
moving it until a still picture is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera
off before the monitor switches to the shooting screen.
- The angle of view (image area) seen in the saved image will be narrower than that seen
on the monitor at the time of shooting.
• Tripod: Select this mode when the camera is stabilized, such as with a tripod.
- The Z icon is displayed on the shooting screen.
- Vibration reduction (
A150) is automatically set to Off regardless of the applied
option in the setup menu ( A141).
- Press the shutter-release button all the way to shoot a single picture at slow shutter
speeds.
• The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. When the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway, the focus area or focus indicator ( A6) always lights in green.
• AF-assist illuminator ( A152) does not light.
m W n Off
1 p Off o 0.0
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