Nikon COOLPIX S3100 User Manual - Page 68

More on Shooting Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode) d Sports Use this mode for dynamic action shots that freeze the action in a single shot and record motion in a series of pictures. • Camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame and focuses continuously until focus is locked by pressing the shutter-release button halfway. • While the shutter-release button is held down, up to three pictures are taken at a rate of about 0.7 frames per second (fps) when Image mode is set to R 4320×3240. • Focus, exposure and white balance are fixed at the values determined with the first picture in each series. • AF-assist illuminator (A 146) does not light up. • The maximum frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the current image mode setting, the memory card used, or shooting condition. m W n Off p Off o 0.0* * Default setting can be modified. e Night portrait O Use this mode for portraits taken at sunset or at night. The flash fires to light the portrait subject while preserving background lighting to achieve a natural balance between the main subject and background ambience. • The camera detects and focuses on a human face. See "Face Detection" (A 48) for more information. • If more than one face is detected, focus will be on the face nearest to the camera. • The camera softens skin tones (in up to three faces) by applying the skin softening function before recording pictures (A 67). • If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the screen. • Digital zoom is not available. m V1 n Off2 p Off o 0.02 1 Fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction. 2 Default setting can be modified. Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with which O is indicated. 56