Nikon S5100 - Manual (Page 47)

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More on
Sh
ooting
More on Shooting
Selecting a Shooting Mode
The following shooting modes can be selected.
1
Press the A button in shooting
mode.
The shooting-mode selection menu is
displayed.
2
Press the multi selector H or I to choose a
shooting mode.
When scene mode is selected (select the second icon
from the top and press
K), the type of scene can be
changed. Press H, I, J, or K to choose a scene.
To return to the current shooting mode without
switching shooting modes, press the A button or the
shutter-release button.
3
Press the k button.
The camera enters the selected shooting mode.
A
Auto mode A 22
Pictures can be taken with an automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode recommended
for first-time users of digital cameras. Shooting settings such as continuous
shooting can be applied from the shooting menu (
A 36).
x
Scene mode A 51
Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene. In scene auto
selector mode, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode for
simpler shooting.
F
Smart portrait
A 64
The camera detects human faces and then automatically releases the shutter when
a smile is detected. The skin softening option can be used to make skin tones of
human faces displayed smoothly.
s
Subject tracking
A 67
Suited to focus and take pictures of moving subjects.
Auto mode