Nikon COOLPIX-S8100 - Manual (Page 35)

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Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode
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: A
(Auto)
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Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode
• The indicators and photo info displayed during shooting and playback will turn
off after a few seconds ( A 163).
• When the monitor has turned off in standby mode to save power (the power-
on lamp is blinking) ( A 171), press the following buttons to turn it back on.
➝ Power switch or Shutter-release button
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Shooting mode
A displayed in A
(auto) mode.
Image mode
The combination of image
quality (compression) and image
size is displayed. The default
setting is L 4000 × 3000. Internal memory indicator
Indicates that images will be saved on the
camera’s internal memory (approximately
102 MB).
When a memory card is inserted in the camera, C
does not appear and images will be saved on the
memory card.
Movie options
A movie option is displayed
for movie recording (A 129,
134).
Vibration reduction icon
Vibration reduction can be
applied to reduce the effects
of camera shake.
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Functions Available in A (Auto) Mode
• The flash mode ( A 30) can be adjusted, the self-timer (A 33) and macro mode (A 36) can be
applied.
• Brightness (exposure compensation), vividness, and hue can be adjusted with the creative slider
( A 37).
• Press the d button to specify settings for all shooting menu items (A 43) according to
shooting conditions. The combination of image quality (compression) and image size can be set
by using the
Image mode option in the shooting menu.
D
Vibration Reduction
• See
Vibration reduction (A 166) in the setup menu (A 157) for more information.
• Set
Vibration reduction to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.