Nikon Coolpix S9300 - Manual (Page 43)

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Step 2 Select a Shooting Mode
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Available Shooting Modes
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Features That Are Available in Shooting Mode
• The functions of the multi selector H (m), I (p), J (n) or K (o) can be set.
See “Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector” ( A59) for more information.
• Press the d button to display the menu for the selected shooting mode. See “Shooting
Features” ( A35) for more information about the settings available in the menu for the current
shooting mode.
A (auto) mode (A36)
Shoot with basic camera
operations.
Settings can be adjusted in
the shooting menu
(
A36) to suit the
shooting conditions and
the type of shot you want
to capture.
C Continuous shooting
mode (
A53)
Shoot a continuous
sequence or use BSS (best
shot selector).
Scene mode ( A38)
When one of the scene modes is selected, pictures are captured using settings that are
optimized for the selected scene.
• x (Scene auto selector): When you frame a picture, the camera automatically selects
the optimum scene for simpler shooting.
• y (Scene): Use the menu to choose the desired scene from 17 different scene
types, and the camera’s settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene.
- To select a scene, first rotate the mode dial to
y and press the d button.
Select the desired scene by pressing the multi selector H or I, and then press the
k button.
• j (Night landscape): Captures the atmosphere of night landscapes.
•
W (Backlighting): The flash fires to prevent the backlit subject from being hidden in
shadow, or the HDR function can be used to shoot scenes with high contrast.
u Special effects mode (A57)
You can add special effects for shooting. Six
different effects are available.
F Smart portrait mode
(
A50)
The camera detects
smiling faces and releases
the shutter automatically.