Nikon 2000 - Manual (Page 35)

25
Tu
torial—Getting Cr
eative
Camera Shake
At slow shutter speeds, a icon appears in the monitor. Pictures taken at
these speeds may be blurred by inadvertent camera movement (“camera
shake”). While use of a tripod is recommended when this icon is displayed,
you may also be able to prevent blurring by holding the camera steadily in
both hands with your elbows against your torso. The icon on these pages
marks scenes in which blurring is likely to occur.
Getting Creative
Choosing a Mode
Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of five “scene” modes for common
compositions, such as portraits, landscapes, and close-ups, which require special
combinations of settings that apply to any scene of the same type. When a
scene is selected using the mode dial, camera settings are automatically ad-
justed to produce optimal results for the selected composition, sparing you
the necessity of adjusting camera settings one-by-one. A movie mode is also
available for recording silent movies up to twenty seconds long.
Mode selection is made using the mode dial. In
addition to
(auto) mode ( 15), the follow-
ing options are available:
Use for shots that include details of the background be-
hind the main subject, or to capture the effects of candle-
light and other indoor background lighting.
Party/Indoor
Use when light is coming from behind your subject, throw-
ing their features into shadow, or when your subject is in
the shade but the background is brightly lit. The flash will
fire automatically to “fill in” (illuminate) shadows.
Back Light
• Flash is set to (fill flash; 43).
• Flash is set to (auto with red-eye reduction; 43).