Nikon S2 User Manual
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Choosing a Mode That Matches the Subject or Situation
Choose a creative mode according to the subject or situation:
Option
Description
Programmed auto (P)
The camera sets shutter speed and aperture for opti-
mal exposure (
0 35). Recommended for snapshots
and in other situations in which there is little time to
adjust camera settings.
Shutter-priority auto
(S)
You choose the shutter speed; the camera selects an
aperture for best results (
0 36). Use to freeze or blur
motion.
Aperture-priority
auto (A)
You choose the aperture; the camera selects a shut-
ter speed for best results (
0 37). Use to blur the
background or bring both foreground and back-
ground into focus.
Manual (M)
You control both shutter speed and aperture (
0 38).
Choose a shutter speed of “Bulb” for long time-expo-
sures (
Creative Palette (
4)
Rotate the palette to choose creative effects while
previewing them in the display (
HDR (
5)
Photograph high-contrast scenes (
Soft (
q)
Shoot photographs with a soft filter effect. Use the
&
(feature) menu (
0 34) to select the amount of soft-
ening and to choose how softening applies to por-
traits (
Miniature effect (
r)
The top and bottom of each photo is blurred so that
the subject appears to have been a diorama photo-
graphed at short range. Works best when shooting
from a high vantage point.
Selective color (
s)
Take photos in which only a selected hue appears in
color (
0 43).
Cross process (
6)
Choose a base color to create photographs with dif-
ferent hues (
Toy camera effect (
7)
Alter color saturation and reduce peripheral illumi-
nation for a toy camera effect (
0 130). The effect can
be adjusted using the