Nikon COOLPIX S3500 User Manual - Page 24

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Introduction-Menu Guide The Scene Menu ( and Modes) Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of twelve "scene" modes for common compositions. When a scene is selected from the SCENE menu, camera settings are automatically adjusted to produce optimal results for the selected scene, sparing you the necessity of adjusting camera settings one-by-one. Mode Description Portrait Party/Indoor Night Portrait Beach/Snow Landscape Sunset Use for portraits. 37 Use to capture background details or the effects of candlelight and other indoor lighting. 37 Use when shooting portraits against a backdrop of night scenery. 38 Use for bright subjects such as snowfields, beaches, and sunlight expanses of water. 38 Use to enhance outlines, colors, and contrast in skyscapes, forests, and other landscape shots. 38 Use to preserve the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises. 39 Night Landscape Use when taking landscape shots a night. 39 Museum Use where a flash is prohibited. 39 Use to capture the expanding burst of light from Fireworks Show a firework. 39 Close Up Use to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other small objects. 40 Copy Use to copy text and line drawings from a white board or from a book or other printed matter. 40 Back Light Use when light is coming from behind your subject, throwing their features into shadow. 40 14

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Introduction—Menu Guide
The Scene Menu (
and
Modes)
Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of twelve “scene” modes for com-
mon compositions.
When a scene is selected from the SCENE menu, camera
settings are automatically adjusted to produce optimal results for the selected
scene, sparing you the necessity of adjusting camera settings one-by-one.
40
Back Light
Use when light is coming from behind your sub-
ject, throwing their features into shadow.
40
Copy
Use to copy text and line drawings from a white
board or from a book or other printed matter.
40
Close Up
Use to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of
flowers, insects, and other small objects.
39
Fireworks Show
Use to capture the expanding burst of light from
a firework.
39
Museum
Use where a flash is prohibited.
39
Night Landscape
Use when taking landscape shots a night.
39
Sunset
Use to preserve the deep hues seen in sunsets and
sunrises.
38
Landscape
Use to enhance outlines, colors, and contrast in
skyscapes, forests, and other landscape shots.
38
Beach/Snow
Use for bright subjects such as snowfields, beach-
es, and sunlight expanses of water.
38
Night Portrait
Use when shooting portraits against a backdrop
of night scenery.
37
Party/Indoor
Use to capture background details or the effects
of candlelight and other indoor lighting.
37
Portrait
Use for portraits.
Mode
Description