Nikon COOLPIX P100  P100 User's Manual - Page 55

More on Shooting Shooting Suited for the Scene Shooting in the Scene Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector) By simply framing a picture, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode for simpler shooting. When the camera is aimed at a subject in x scene auto selector mode, the camera automatically selects one of the following scene modes. • Auto mode (typical photography) • Portrait (A45) • Landscape (A46) • Night portrait (A47) • Night landscape (A49) • Close-up (A49) • Backlight (A51) 1 Rotate the mode dial to x. • Scene auto selector will be enabled. • If the built-in flash is not raised, the message The flash is lowered. will be displayed. • Press the m (flash pop-up) button to raise the built-in flash. 1/250 F5.6 17 2 Frame the subject and take the picture. • When the camera automatically selects a scene mode, the shooting mode icon changes to that for the scene mode currently enabled. d: Auto mode e: Portrait f: Landscape h: Night portrait g: Night landscape i: Close-up j: Backlight 1/250 F5.6 17 • Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. When the subject is in focus, the focus area (active focus area) glows green. • Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture. 43