Nikon COOLPIX P950 Digital Camera User Manual

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Parts of the camera

Principle functions of the controls

Control

Main function

(snap-back zoom)

button

For shooting

Widen the angle of view temporarily.

Using the snap-back zoom (temporarily widening the

visible range) (page 126)

Side zoom control

For shooting

Move toward (telephoto) to zoom in closer to the subject,
and move toward

(wide-angle) to zoom out and view a

larger area.

Using the side zoom control (page 125)

Side dial

For shooting

When the focus-mode selector is set to

: Change the

setting that is selected in [

Assign side dial

].*

When the focus-mode selector is set to

: Adjust the

focus manually.

* This function is not available with some shooting modes.

Assign side dial (page 236)

Shutter-release

button

For shooting

When the button is pressed halfway: Set focus and exposure.

When the button is pressed all the way: Release the shutter

(start and stop movie recording in Movie manual mode).

Shooting still images (page 48)
The shutter-release button (page 108)

For playback

Return to shooting mode.

(

movie-record)

button

For shooting

Start and stop movie recording.

Recording movies (page 53)
Basic operations of movie recording and movie playback

(page 145)

For playback

Return to shooting mode.

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