Nikon COOLPIX S3300 Reference Manual - Page 53

Shooting Menu Options in Auto Mode, Flash, Single, Continuous, Multi-shot - shutter speed

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Shooting Features A (Auto) Mode Shooting Menu Options in A (Auto) Mode In A (auto) mode, the following options can be changed. Shooting menu Image mode White balance Continuous ISO sensitivity Color options AF area mode Autofocus mode On the A (Auto) mode shooting screen M d button Option Image mode White balance Continuous ISO sensitivity Description Allows you to select the combination of image size and image quality used when saving images. The default setting is P 4608×3456. This setting is applied to other shooting modes. Allows you to adjust the colors in the image to suit the light source, which can make colors appear as they do to the eye. Although Auto (default setting) can be used under most types of lighting, white balance can be adjusted to suit the sky conditions or light source and achieve more natural color tones in the image. • Set the flash to W (Off) when white balance is set to any setting other than Auto and Flash. Allows you to select from continuous settings of Single, Continuous, BSS (A44), or Multi-shot 16. The default setting is Single (i.e., only one image is captured at a time). In Continuous, while the shutter-release button is held down, up to 6 images are captured at a rate of about 1.3 frames per second (fps) when image mode is set to P 4608×3456. Higher ISO sensitivity allows you to shoot in lower light conditions and thus take pictures of darker subjects. Additionally, even with subjects of similar brightness, pictures can be taken at faster shutter speeds, and blurring caused by camera shake and subject movement can be reduced. When ISO sensitivity is set to Auto (default setting), the camera sets the ISO sensitivity automatically. If Auto is selected and the ISO sensitivity is raised automatically, the E icon is displayed in the shooting screen (A6). A 60 E24 E26 E28 37

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A
(Auto) Mode
Shooting Features
Shooting Menu Options in
A
(Auto) Mode
In
A
(auto) mode, the following options can be
changed.
On the
A
(Auto) mode shooting screen
M
d
button
Option
Description
A
Image mode
Allows you to select the combination of image size and
image quality used when saving images.
The default setting is
P
4
6
0
345
6
.
This setting is applied to other shooting modes.
60
White balance
Allows you to adjust the colors in the image to suit the
light source, which can make colors appear as they do to
the eye. Although
Auto
(default setting) can be used
under most types of lighting, white balance can be
adjusted to suit the sky conditions or light source and
achieve more natural color tones in the image.
Set the flash to
W
(
Off
) when white balance is set to
any setting other than
Auto
and
Flash
.
E
24
Continuous
Allows you to select from continuous settings of
Single
,
Continuous
,
BSS
(
A
44), or
Multi-shot
1
6
. The default
setting is
Single
(i.e., only one image is captured at a
time).
In
Continuous
, while the shutter-release button is held
down, up to 6 images are captured at a rate of about 1.3
frames per second (fps) when image mode is set to
P
4
6
0
345
6
.
E
26
ISO sensitivity
Higher ISO sensitivity allows you to shoot in lower light
conditions and thus take pictures of darker subjects.
Additionally, even with subjects of similar brightness,
pictures can be taken at faster shutter speeds, and
blurring caused by camera shake and subject movement
can be reduced. When ISO sensitivity is set to
Auto
(default setting), the camera sets the ISO sensitivity
automatically.
If
Auto
is selected and the ISO sensitivity is raised
automatically, the
E
icon is displayed in the shooting
screen (
A
6).
E
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Image mode
White balance
Continuous
Shooting menu
ISO sensitivity
Color options
AF area mode
Autofocus mode