Nikon COOLPIX S4300 Reference Manual - Page 62

Touch shutter, Vibration reduction, Sports, Night portrait, Party/indoor

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Shooting Features Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes) d Sports Use this mode when shooting sporting events. The camera captures a series of still images that allow you to clearly see detailed movements in a moving subject. • The camera focuses at the center of the frame. The area focused can be changed by the touch shutter (A39) or touch AF/AE (A39). • To take pictures continuously, hold down the shutter-release button. Up to 6 images are taken at a rate of about 1.3 frames per second (fps) when image mode is set to P 4608×3456. • The camera continuously adjusts focus even when the shutter-release button is not pressed halfway. You may hear the sound of the camera focusing. • Focus, exposure, and hue are fixed at the values determined with the first image in each series. • The maximum frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the current image mode setting, the memory card used, or shooting condition. • Continuous shooting is disabled and only one picture can be taken at a time when the shutter is released using the Touch shutter function (A39). e Night portrait O Use this mode for portraits taken at sunset or at night. • The camera detects a human face and focuses on it (A68). • The camera smoothes skin tones by applying the skin softening function (A70). • If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. • Digital zoom is not available. f Party/indoor Captures the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting. • The camera focuses at the center of the frame. The area focused can be changed by the touch shutter (A39) or touch AF/AE (A39). • Hold the camera steady when shooting in dark conditions. Set Vibration reduction (A89) to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera. Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes indicated with O. Set Vibration reduction to Off 44 in the setup menu (A88) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.

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44
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Shooting Features
Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes indicated with
O
. Set
Vibration reduction
to
Off
in the setup menu (
A
88) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.
d
Sports
Use this mode when shooting sporting events. The camera
captures a series of still images that allow you to clearly see
detailed movements in a moving subject.
The camera focuses at the center of the frame. The area
focused can be changed by the touch shutter (
A
39) or
touch AF/AE (
A
39).
To take pictures continuously, hold down the shutter-release button. Up to 6 images are
taken at a rate of about 1.3 frames per second (fps) when image mode is set to
P
46
08
×
3
4
5
6
.
The camera continuously adjusts focus even when the shutter-release button is not
pressed halfway. You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.
Focus, exposure, and hue are fixed at the values determined with the first image in each
series.
The maximum frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the
current image mode setting, the memory card used, or shooting condition.
Continuous shooting is disabled and only one picture can be taken at a time when the
shutter is released using the
Touch shutter
function (
A
39).
e
Night portrait
Use this mode for portraits taken at sunset or at night.
The camera detects a human face and focuses on it (
A
68).
The camera smoothes skin tones by applying the skin
softening function (
A
70).
If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway, the camera focuses on the subject at the
center of the frame.
Digital zoom is not available.
f
Party/indoor
Captures the effects of candlelight and other indoor
background lighting.
The camera focuses at the center of the frame. The area
focused can be changed by the touch shutter (
A
39) or
touch AF/AE (
A
39).
Hold the camera steady when shooting in dark conditions.
Set
Vibration reduction
(
A
89) to
Off
when using a tripod
to stabilize the camera.
O