Nikon S3100 - Manual (Page 48)

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More on
Sh
ooting
More on Shooting
Selecting a Shooting Mode
The following shooting modes can be selected.
1
Press the A button in shooting
mode.
The shooting-mode selection menu is
displayed.
2
Press the multi selector
H or I to select a
shooting mode.
When scene mode is selected (select the second icon
from the top and press
K), the type of scene can be
changed. Press H, I, J, or K to choose a scene.
To return to the current shooting mode without
switching shooting modes, press the A button or the
shutter-release button.
3
Press the
k button.
The camera enters the selected shooting mode.
A
Auto mode A 22
Pictures can be taken with an automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode recommended for
first-time users of digital cameras. Shooting settings such as continuous shooting can
be applied from the shooting menu (
A 37).
x
Scene mode A 52
Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene. In scene auto
selector mode, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode for
simpler shooting.
F
Smart portrait
A 66
The camera uses face detection to detect human faces, and then automatically
releases the shutter when a smile is detected. The skin softening option can be used
to make skin tones of human faces displayed smoothly.
s
Subject tracking
A 69
Suited to focus and take pictures of moving subjects.
Auto mode