Nikon COOLPIX S203 - Manual (Page 33)

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Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode
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Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode
The indicators and photo info displayed during shooting and playback will turn off
after a few seconds (
A 118). When the monitor has turned off in standby mode
to save power, press the power switch or the shutter-release button to reactivate it
(
A 122).
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Functions Available in A (Auto) Mode
In A (auto) mode, macro mode ( A 31) and exposure compensation (A 32) can be applied and
pictures can be taken using the flash mode ( A 28) and self-timer (A 30). Pressing the d button
in A (auto) mode allows you to specify settings for all shooting menu items ( A 92) depending
upon the shooting situations.
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Motion Detection
When Auto (default setting) is selected for the Motion detection option ( A 120) in the setup
menu and the camera detects camera shake and subject movement, the camera increases shutter
speed to reduce blurring.
When the camera detects camera shake or subject movement and increases shutter speed, the
motion detection icon will turn green.
D
Electronic Vibration Reduction
When the flash mode ( A 28) is set to W (off) or Y (slow sync) with Electronic VR (A 113) in the
setup menu set to Auto, the R icon may appear in the monitor. The appearance of R indicates
shooting conditions in which the effects of camera shake can be pronounced. In these situations,
the camera reduces the effects of camera shake in pictures before recording them.
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Shooting mode
A displayed in A
(auto) mode.
Image mode
The combination of image
size and image quality
(compression) is displayed.
The default setting is i
Normal (3,648 × 2,736). Internal memory indicator
Indicates that images will be stored on the
camera’s internal memory (approximately 44 MB).
When a memory card is inserted in the camera,
C does not appear and images will be stored on
the memory card.
Motion detection icon
The effects of the subject
movement and camera shake
are reduced.