Nikon COOLPIX P510 User Manual - Page 63

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes) y M x Scene auto selector When you frame a picture, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene for simpler shooting. e/b: Portrait, f: Landscape, h/c: Night portrait, g: Night landscape, i: Close-up, j/d: Backlighting, d: Other scenes • When the camera automatically selects a scene mode, the shooting mode icon changes to that for the scene mode currently enabled. • The camera automatically selects the focus area for autofocus in accordance with the composition. The camera detects and focuses on faces (see "Using Face Detection" (A85) for more information). • Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode. Should this occur, switch to A (auto) mode (A28) or select the optimum scene mode for the subject manually. • The digital zoom is not available. Shooting Features C Notes on Selecting a Scene Mode Using Scene Auto Selector and Its Shooting Operation • When the shooting mode icon is e or h, the camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a close-up picture of one to two persons. When the icon is b or c, the camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a picture of three or more persons or shooting a composition with a large background area. • If the camera switches to h/c (Night portrait), the flash mode is fixed at red-eye reduction and the flash is used for capturing portraits (images are not captured continuously) just as when Tripod is selected when using Night portrait (A47). • If the camera switches to g (Night landscape), the camera shoots images continuously and combines and saves them as one image, just as when Hand-held is selected when using j (Night landscape) (A42). • If the shooting mode icon is j, the camera performs the optimal operation for shooting non- human subjects. If the icon is d, the camera performs the operation using face detection that is optimal for shooting human subjects. 45