Nikon Coolpix S30 - Manual (Page 65)

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O Shoot at intervals
The camera can automatically capture still images at pre-determined intervals.
• Press flexible buttons 2 to 4 to set the shooting interval to d Shoot every 30 seconds,
e Shoot once a minute, or f Shoot every 5 minutes.
• The maximum number of images that can be captured depends on the selected interval.
- Shoot every 30 seconds: 120 images
- Shoot once a minute: 60 images
- Shoot every 5 minutes: 12 images
• Images can be captured for up to one hour.
• When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that face (
A 56).
• If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
• Press the shutter-release button all the way down to capture the first image. In between each
shot, the monitor turns off and the power-on lamp flashes. The monitor automatically turns on
again just before the next image is captured.
• Press the shutter-release button halfway to stop shooting.
• When using this feature, use a fully charged batteries to prevent the camera from turning off
unexpectedly.
X Photograph food
Use this mode when taking pictures of food.
• The camera automatically zooms to the closest position at which
it can focus.
• The closest distance at which the camera can focus varies depending
on the zoom position. When the zoom is set to a position where the
zoom indicator glows green, the camera can focus on subjects as
close as about 20 cm (7.9 in.) from the front of the protective glass.
When the zoom is at the maximum wide-angle position, the camera can focus on subjects as
close as about 5 cm (2 in.) from the front of the protective glass.
• You can adjust hue by pressing the multi selector H or I. The
hue setting is saved in the camera’s memory even after the
camera is turned off.
• The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. Use
focus lock to frame the picture on an object not in the center of
the frame (
A 57).
• The camera focuses even when the shutter-release button is not
pressed halfway. You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.
Photograph food