Nikon COOLPIX 4200 User Manual - Page 41

Landscape Assist

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Scene Mode Landscape Assist (landscape assist) mode helps you frame vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines, colors, and contrast. A framing assist menu helps you frame not only natural landscapes but also cityscapes and portrait shots featuring a landmark in the background. Rotate the mode dial to and press the MENU button ( 28). The following landscape assist modes are available: Landscape No guides are displayed in monitor. Use to focus on distant objects through foreground objects such as windows or a screen of branches. • Focus is fixed at infinity. Scenic view Use to compose landscapes with sky in top third of frame, distant objects in middle third, and closer objects in bottom third. • Match top of skyline with wavy yellow guide. Architecture Use to photograph buildings. • A grid is displayed in the monitor to help keep verticals and horizontals aligned with the frame. Group right Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to right and landmark or other object in background at left of frame. • Both portrait subject and background object will be in focus. Group left Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to left and landmark or other object in background at right of frame. • Both portrait subject and background object will be in focus. * OFF (changeable) OFF * When you select Group right or Group left, flash mode is set to (changeable). 31

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Scene Mode
Landscape Assist
(landscape assist) mode helps you frame vivid
landscape shots that enhance outlines, colors, and
contrast. A framing assist menu helps you frame not
only natural landscapes but also cityscapes and por-
trait shots featuring a landmark in the background.
Rotate the mode dial to
and press the
MENU
but-
ton (
28).
The following landscape assist modes are available:
*
When you select
Group right
or
Group left
, flash mode is set to
(changeable).
Landscape
No guides are displayed in monitor. Use to focus on distant
objects through foreground objects such as windows or a screen
of branches.
Focus is fixed at infinity.
Scenic view
Use to compose landscapes with sky in top third of frame, distant
objects in middle third, and closer objects in bottom third.
Match top of skyline with wavy yellow guide.
Architecture
Use to photograph buildings.
A grid is displayed in the monitor to help keep verticals and
horizontals aligned with the frame.
Group right
Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to right and land-
mark or other object in background at left of frame.
Both portrait subject and background object will be in focus.
Group left
Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to left and land-
mark or other object in background at right of frame.
Both portrait subject and background object will be in focus.
*
OFF
(changeable)
OFF