Nikon Coolpix L24 - Manual (Page 39)

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Auto Mode
Shooting in the Auto Mode
In A (auto) mode, macro mode (
A 31) and exposure compensation (A 32) can
be applied and pictures can be taken using the flash mode ( A 28) and self-timer
(
A 30). Pressing the d button in A (auto) mode allows you to set the items in
the shooting menu ( A 70) according to shooting conditions.
1
Press A to display the shooting-mode
selection menu.
The shooting-mode selection menu will be displayed.
2
Press the multi selector H or I to choose A
and press k.
The camera enters A (auto) mode.
Set the flash ( A 28), self-timer (A 30), macro mode
( A 31) and exposure compensation (A 32) according
to shooting conditions.
By pressing d, you can also set the items in the
shooting menu ( A 70) according to shooting conditions.
3
Frame the subject and shoot.
Camera focuses on subject in center of
frame.
Auto mode
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D
Focus Lock
When the camera focuses on an object in the center of the frame, you can use focus lock to focus on
an off-center subject.
• Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change while focus is locked.
• When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, exposure is locked.
Position the subject
in the center of the
frame. Continue holding
down the shutter-
release button halfway
and recompose the
picture. Press the
shutter
release
button
halfway. Confirm that the
focus area is
green. Press the
shutter-
release button
the rest of the
way down.
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