Nikon COOLPIX P950 Digital Camera User Manual
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Principle functions of the controls
Control
Main function
(snap-back zoom)
button
For shooting
Widen the angle of view temporarily.
Using the snap-back zoom (temporarily widening the
Side zoom control
For shooting
Move toward (telephoto) to zoom in closer to the subject,
and move toward
(wide-angle) to zoom out and view a
larger area.
Using the side zoom control (page 125)
Side dial
For shooting
•
When the focus-mode selector is set to
: Change the
setting that is selected in [
Assign side dial
].*
•
When the focus-mode selector is set to
: Adjust the
focus manually.
* This function is not available with some shooting modes.
Shutter-release
button
For shooting
When the button is pressed halfway: Set focus and exposure.
When the button is pressed all the way: Release the shutter
(start and stop movie recording in Movie manual mode).
Shooting still images (page 48)
The shutter-release button (page 108)
For playback
Return to shooting mode.
(
movie-record)
button
For shooting
Start and stop movie recording.
Recording movies (page 53)
Basic operations of movie recording and movie playback
For playback
Return to shooting mode.