Nikon 25478 User Manual - Page 12

The Mode Dial

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The Mode Dial The camera offers a choice of the following shooting modes: X Auto Modes (0 18) Select these modes for simple, pointand-shoot photography. • i Auto • j Auto (flash off) P, S, A, and M Modes (0 43) Select these modes for full control over camera settings. • P-Programmed auto • S-Shutter-priority auto • A-Aperture-priority auto • M-Manual Special Effects Modes Use special effects during shooting. • % Night vision (0 56) • 3 Selective color • g Color sketch (0 57, 59) (0 56, 58) • 1 Silhouette (0 57) • ( Miniature effect • 2 High key (0 57) (0 56, 58) • 3 Low key (0 57) Scene Modes The camera automatically optimizes settings to suit the scene selected with the mode dial. Match your selection to the scene being photographed. • k Portrait (0 21) • m Sports (0 22) • l Landscape (0 21) • n Close up (0 22) • p Child (0 22) • h:Other scenes (0 23) A Scene Auto Selector (Live View) Selecting live view in i or j mode enables automatic scene selection ("scene auto selector"; 0 49) when autofocus is used. 4

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X
4
The Mode Dial
The camera offers a choice of the following shooting modes:
P, S, A, and M Modes (
0
43)
Select these modes for full control over
camera settings.
P—Programmed auto
S — Shutter-priority auto
A — Aperture-priority auto
M — Manual
Auto Modes (
0
18)
Select these modes for simple, point-
and-shoot photography.
i
Auto
j
Auto (flash off)
Special Effects Modes
Use special effects during shooting.
%
Night vision
(
0
56)
g
Color sketch
(
0
56, 58)
(
Miniature effect
(
0
56, 58)
3
Selective color
(
0
57, 59)
1
Silhouette
(
0
57)
2
High key
(
0
57)
3
Low key
(
0
57)
Scene Modes
The camera automatically optimizes settings to suit the scene selected with the mode dial.
Match your selection to the scene being photographed.
k
Portrait
(
0
21)
l
Landscape
(
0
21)
p
Child
(
0
22)
m
Sports
(
0
22)
n
Close up
(
0
22)
h
:Other scenes (
0
23)
A
Scene Auto Selector (Live View)
Selecting live view in
i
or
j
mode enables automatic scene selection (“scene auto
selector”;
0
49) when autofocus is used.