Nikon 885 - Manual (Page 70)

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The metering method is shown by icons in the
monitor.
Auto Exposure hold
Spot or center-weighted metering sets exposure for the subject in the center focus
area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. If your subject is not in the
center focus area, exposure will be set for an object in the background, with the
result that your main subject may be over- or under-exposed. Using AE hold, you
can meter your main subject and then adjust the composition before taking the
picture.
1 Set metering to e (spot) or w (center-weighted).
2 Position the subject in the center of the frame and press the
shutter release button halfway to lock focus (p. 61) and exposure.
3 Keeping the shutter release button held halfway, recompose your
picture; press the shutter release button the rest of the way down
to shoot.
Spot AF Area metering can be used in combination with focus-area selection
(p. 150) to measure lighting in one of five focus areas, allowing you to meter an
off-center subject without using auto exposure lock.
Taking Pictures in a Sequence: The Continuous Menu
The “Continuous” menu determines whether the
camera takes one picture each time the shutter
release button is pressed, or records a continuous
sequence of pictures while the shutter release
button is held down. CONTINUOUS
Single
Continuous
Multi-shot 16
VGA Sequence
Ultra HS
OFF SELECT SET
Option
Single
Continuous
Multi-shot 16
VGA Sequence
Ultra HS
Description
Camera records one picture each time the shutter release
button is pressed all the way down.
Camera records pictures at a rate of about three photos
every two seconds while the shutter release button is held
all the way down. This setting can be used to capture
fleeting expressions on a portrait subject, or to
photograph a subject that is moving unpredictably. Not
available at image quality setting of HI.
Camera takes sixteen consecutive “thumbnail” images
and combines them into a collage. This option is only
available when image size is set to FULL.
Camera takes series of pictures 640 x 480 pixels in size.
Image quality (p. 104) is set to NORMAL, allowing
pictures to be taken at approximately two frames per
second while shutter release button is held down.
Camera takes seventy pictures 320 x 240 pixels in size
(QVGA) each time shutter release button is pressed.
Image quality (p. 104) is set to NORMAL allowing pictures
to be taken at approximately thirty frames per second.
Each sequence of pictures is saved in separate folder
automatically created by camera. Folder name is
composed of “N_” followed by three-digit number
assigned in ascending order by camera.
• At settings other than Single, the flash is set to “Off” (P) and will not fire even
when lighting is poor (p. 98).
• At settings other than Single, the focus, exposure and white-balance settings
used for the first image apply to all other images in the same series.
• Setting of “Ultra HS” only takes effect when the monitor is on. If the monitor is
turned off, the camera will revert to a setting of “Single” until the monitor is
turned on.
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