Nikon Coolpix L20 L20/19 User's Manual - Page 39

Auto Mode Shooting in the Auto Mode In the A (auto) mode, you can set image mode, white balance, continuous shooting and color options in the shooting menu, and take pictures. 1 Press the shooting mode button to display the shooting-mode selection menu. • The shooting-mode selection menu will be displayed. Auto Mode 2 Press the multi selector H or I to choose A and press k. • The camera enters A (auto) mode. • Press d to select an option from the shooting menu (A 69). 3 Frame the subject and shoot. Camera focuses on subject in center of frame. Auto mode 7 D Focus Lock When the camera focuses on an object in the center of the frame, you can use focus lock to focus on an off-center subject. • Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change while focus is locked. • When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, exposure is locked. 7 1/125 F3.1 1/125 F3.1 Position the subject Press the Confirm that the in the center of the shutter focus area is frame. release green. button Continue holding down the shutterrelease button halfway and Press the shutterrelease button the halfway. B Available Functions in A (Auto) Mode recompose the picture. rest of the way down. In addition to the items in shooting menu, flash mode (A 28) can be changed and self-timer (A 30), macro mode (A 31) and exposure compensation (A 32) can be applied. 27