Nikon P510 - Manual (Page 60)

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Sh
ooting Feat
ures
Changing Scene Mode Settings
• “Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector“ (
A65) vary with scene
mode. See “List of the Default Settings” (
A75) for more information.
• Functions that can be set using the
d button: The image quality and image
size can be set (
A77).
Characteristics of Each Scene
• Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with
O indicated. Set
Vibration reduction in the setup menu ( A108) to Off when using a tripod to
stabilize the camera.
• For scene modes that use the flash, be sure to press the
m (flash pop-up) button
to raise the flash before shooting ( A66).
j Night landscape
Use this mode to capture the atmosphere of night landscapes.
Press the
d button to select Hand-held or Tripod in Night
landscape.
• Hand-held (default setting): This enables you to shoot with the minimum of camera
shake and noise even when holding the camera by hand.
- The Y icon is displayed on the shooting screen.
- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, pictures are shot continuously,
and the camera combines these pictures to save a single picture.
- Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera steady without
moving it until a still picture is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera
off before the monitor switches to the shooting screen.
- The angle of view (image area) seen in the saved image will be narrower than that seen
on the monitor at the time of shooting.
• Tripod: Select this mode when the camera is stabilized, such as with a tripod.
- The Z icon is displayed on the shooting screen.
- Vibration reduction (
A
108) is automatically set to Off regardless of the applied
option in the setup menu.
- Press the shutter-release button all the way to shoot a single picture at slow shutter
speeds.
• When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area or focus indicator
( A8) always lights in green.