Nikon Coolpix S4 User Manual - Page 33

Portrait Assist, PORTRAIT, Portrait left, Portrait close-up, Portrait couple, Face-priority AF

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Portrait Assist (portrait assist) mode is used to frame portraits in which the main subject stands out clearly while back- ground details are softened, lending the composition a sense of depth (the degree of softening depends on the amount of light available). A framing assist menu helps frame off-center subjects and compose tall or wide shots and two-person portraits. Off * Off Face-priority AF: Camera automatically focuses on face of portrait subject ( 24). PORTRAIT: frame; use focus lock to focus on off-center subjects ( 91). Portrait left: Compose shot with subject in left half of frame. Camera focuses on subject in framing guide. Portrait right: Compose shot with subject in right half of frame. Camera focuses on subject in framing guide. Portrait close-up: Compose shot with subject's face in top half of frame. Camera focuses on face area in framing guide. Portrait couple: Compose shot with two subjects side-by-side. Camera focuses on closest subject. Portrait figure: Compose shot in "tall" orientation. Camera focuses on subject in framing guide. * Other modes can be selected. Scene Mode 23

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Scene Mode
Portrait Assist
(portrait assist) mode is used to frame portraits in
which the main subject stands out clearly while back-
ground details are softened, lending the composition
a sense of depth (the degree of softening depends on
the amount of light available).
A framing assist menu
helps frame off-center subjects and compose tall or
wide shots and two-person portraits.
Off
*
Off
PORTRAIT
:
frame; use focus lock to focus on off-center subjects (
91).
Portrait left
: Compose shot with subject in left half of frame.
Camera fo-
cuses on subject in framing guide.
Portrait right
: Compose shot with subject in right half of frame.
Camera
focuses on subject in framing guide.
Portrait close-up
: Compose shot with subject’s face in top half of frame.
Camera focuses on face area in framing guide.
Portrait couple
: Compose shot with two subjects side-by-side.
Camera fo-
cuses on closest subject.
Portrait figure
: Compose shot in “tall” orientation.
Camera focuses on sub-
ject in framing guide.
* Other modes can be selected.
Face-priority AF
: Camera automatically focuses on face of portrait subject
(
24).