Nikon S6200 - Manual (Page 56)

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Sh
ooting Feat
ures
Characteristics of Each Scene
x Scene auto selector
The camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode when you frame a picture.
e: Portrait, f: Landscape, h: Night portrait, g: Night landscape, i: Close-up,
j: Backlighting, d: Other scenes
• When the camera selects a scene mode, the shooting mode icon displayed in the
shooting screen changes to that for the scene mode currently enabled.
• The area of the frame that the camera focuses on (AF area) depends on the composition
of the picture. When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that face.
• The camera detects and focuses on human faces. See “Using Face Detection” (
A 67) for
more information. Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the
desired scene mode. Should this occur, switch to A (auto) mode (
A 24) or select the
desired scene mode manually.
• Digital zoom cannot be used.
b Portrait
Use this mode for portraits.
• When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that
face ( A 67).
• The camera softens skin tones by applying the skin
softening function before saving images ( A 69).
• If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject
in the center of the frame.
• Digital zoom cannot be used.
c Landscape
Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes.
• The focus area or focus indicator (
A 6) always glows green
when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
O: Use of a tripod is recommended when using scene modes indicated with O. Set
Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu (
A 88) when using a tripod to stabilize
the camera during shooting.