Nikon COOLPIX P950 Reference Manual - Page 83

Night portrait, Party/indoor, Hand-held, Tripod

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• The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. The position of the area cannot be moved. Notes about [Sports] • The frame rate for continuous shooting may become slow depending on the current image quality setting, image size setting, the memory card used, or shooting conditions. Memory cards that can be used (page 40) • Focus, exposure, and hue for the second and subsequent images are fixed at the values determined with the first image. Night portrait Use this mode to shoot evening and night portraits that include background scenery. Rotate the mode dial to button button Night portrait Option Description Hand-held Compared to using [Tripod], the camera sets a slightly faster (default setting) shutter speed in accordance with the shooting conditions to prevent camera shake. Tripod Select when shooting with the camera stabilized on a tool such as a tripod. 1 Select [Hand-held] or [Tripod]. 2 Raise the built-in flash. 3 Frame the subject and take a picture. • One image is captured at a slow shutter speed. Notes about [Tripod] Vibration reduction is disabled regardless of the setup menu [Vibration reduction] setting. See " Using a tripod (page 51)" when using a tripod. Party/indoor Suitable for taking pictures at parties. Captures the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting. 83 Shooting features Scene mode (shooting suited to the shooting conditions)

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Shooting features
Scene mode (shooting suited to the shooting conditions)
The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. The position of the area
cannot be moved.
Notes about [Sports]
The frame rate for continuous shooting may become slow depending on the current
image quality setting, image size setting, the memory card used, or shooting conditions.
Memory cards that can be used (page 40)
Focus, exposure, and hue for the second and subsequent images are
fixed
at the values
determined with the
first
image.
Night portrait
Use this mode to shoot evening and night portraits that include background scenery.
Rotate the mode dial to
button
Night portrait
button
Option
Description
Hand-held
(default setting)
Compared to using
[
Tripod
], the camera sets a slightly faster
shutter speed in accordance with the shooting conditions to prevent
camera shake.
Tripod
Select when shooting with the camera stabilized on a tool such as a
tripod.
1
Select
[
Hand-held
] or
[
Tripod
].
2
Raise the built-in
flash.
3
Frame the subject and take a picture.
One image is captured at a slow shutter speed.
Notes about [Tripod]
Vibration reduction is disabled regardless of the setup menu
[
Vibration reduction
]
setting. See “
Using a tripod (page 51)” when using a tripod.
Party/indoor
Suitable for taking pictures at parties. Captures the
effects
of candlelight and other
indoor background lighting.