Nikon COOLPIX A1000 Quick Start Guide for customers in the Americas - Page 26

Other Functions

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Other Functions Selecting a Shooting Mode You can rotate the mode dial to align the desired shooting mode with the indicator mark on the camera body. • A (Auto) mode Select this mode to perform general shooting in a variety of shooting conditions. • o (Creative) mode Apply effects to images during shooting. • y (Scene) modes You can press the d button and select a scene mode to shoot using settings suited for the conditions. When Scene auto selector (default setting) is selected, the camera recognizes the shooting conditions when you frame a picture, and you can take pictures in accordance with the conditions. • M (Short movie show) mode The camera creates a short movie that is up to 30 seconds long (e1080/30p or S1080/25p) by recording and automatically combining multiple movie clips that are several seconds long. • A, B, C, and D modes Select these modes for greater control over shutter speed and f-number. C Help Display The descriptions of functions are displayed while changing the shooting mode or while the setting screen is displayed. Press the shutter-release button halfway to quickly switch to shooting mode. You can show or hide the descriptions using Help display in Monitor settings in the setup menu. 16 Other Functions

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Other Functions
Other Functions
You can rotate the mode dial to align the desired
shooting mode with the indicator mark on the
camera body.
A
(Auto) mode
Select this mode to perform general shooting in a variety of shooting conditions.
o
(Creative) mode
Apply effects to images during shooting.
y
(Scene) modes
You can press the
d
button and select a scene mode to shoot using settings
suited for the conditions.
When
Scene auto selector
(default setting) is selected, the camera recognizes the
shooting conditions when you frame a picture, and you can take pictures in
accordance with the conditions.
M
(Short movie show) mode
The camera creates a short movie that is up to 30 seconds long (
e
1080/30p
or
S
1080/25p
) by recording and automatically combining multiple movie clips
that are several seconds long.
A
,
B
,
C
, and
D
modes
Select these modes for greater control over shutter speed and f-number.
C
Help Display
The descriptions of functions are displayed while changing the shooting mode or while the
setting screen is displayed.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to quickly switch to shooting mode. You can show
or hide the descriptions using
Help display
in
Monitor settings
in the setup menu.
Selecting a Shooting Mode