Nikon S4 - Manual (Page 22)

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Basic Photography
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Basic Photography
This section describes how to take pictures in (auto) mode, an automatic,
“point-and-shoot” mode recommended for fi rst-time users of digital cam-
eras.
Step 1 — Select Mode
Slide the mode selector to and turn the camera on.
The power-on lamp will light. The camera is ready to
shoot when the view through the camera lens is dis-
played in the monitor.
Internal memory / memory card
indicator: indicates whether
internal memory (
) or
memory card ( ) is used.
Number of exposures remain-
ing: depends on capacity of
internal memory or memory
card and on option chosen
for Image Mode (
92).
Battery indicator: ap-
pears when batteries
are running low.
fi ve options depending on
how picture will be used
(
59). Default is .
Shooting mode: indi-
cates auto mode.
Flash mode: choose from fi ve modes according to light-
ing and creative intent (
17). Default is AUTO.
The Battery Indicator
Display Description
NO ICON Batteries fully charged.
Low battery; ready spare batteries. If fl ash fi res, monitor will turn
off while fl ash recharges.
WARNING!!
BATTERY EXHAUSTED
Batteries exhausted. No pictures can be taken until batteries are
replaced. Power-on lamp fl ickers.
Shooting Options
(auto) mode offers fl ash ( 17), self-timer ( 19), and macro close-up options (
20). In addition, a seven-item shooting menu gives full control over such settings as
white balance and exposure compensation (
58).