Nikon Coolpix 3500 - Manual (Page 52)

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Taking Pictur
es—Beyond Point-and-Shoot
, , or Movie: Choosing a Shooting Mode
Beyond Point-and-Shoot
Camera Controls
In mode, you have a choice of four basic shooting modes (for
information on choosing a shooting mode, see “Tutorial: Taking Pic-
tures”;
23):
Pressing the SCENE button in or mode displays a menu of twelve
“scenes,” where you can choose an option suited to your subject and com-
position and let the camera adjust settings for best results. For more infor-
mation, see “Tutorial: Getting Creative” (
36).
Auto
Auto produces good results in a wide range of situations. Use
for snapshots or when you want control over image quality (
51), image size (
52), and exposure compensation ( 53) while
leaving the camera in charge of other settings.
Manual
Choose this mode for complete control over all camera settings,
including white balance (
54), sharpening ( 58), and BSS (
57). You can also choose to take pictures in continuous sequence
while the shutter-release button is held down (
56).
Movie
This mode is used to record silent movies 320
×
240 pixels in size
(QVGA) at a rate of about fifteen frames per second. Recording
begins when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way
down and ends when the shutter-release button is fully pressed
a second time.
• In place of the number of exposures remaining, the exposure-
count display in monitor shows the length of the movie that
can be recorded.
• Movie ends automatically after 35 seconds or when no more
space is available on the memory card.
• Movies are stored as QuickTime movie files ending in “.MOV”.
• The flash turns off (
) automatically.
• Menus and scene-selection are disabled in movie mode
• If the lens is rotated to point in the same direction as the mon-
itor during recording, the display in the monitor will be inverted
and the movie will be recorded upside down.