Nikon COOLPIX S8000 S8000 User's Manual - Page 68

More on Shooting Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode) Shooting in the Scene Mode Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector) By simply framing a picture, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode for simpler shooting. When a picture is framed in x (Scene auto selector) scene mode, the camera automatically adjusts settings for one of the following scene modes: • Auto (general shooting) • Landscape (A 58) • Night landscape (A 60) • Backlight (A 63) • Portrait (A 58) • Night portrait (A 59) • Close-up (A 61) 1 Press the A button in shooting mode to display the shooting- mode selection menu and use the rotary multi selector to select x (Scene auto selector) scene mode (A 55). Scene auto selector The camera enters scene auto selector scene mode. 2 Frame the subject and take a picture. When the camera automatically selects a scene mode, the shooting mode icon changes to that for the scene mode currently enabled. d: Auto e: Portrait f: Landscape h: Night portrait 8 g: Night landscape i: Close-up j: Backlight Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. When the subject is in focus, the active focus area glows green. Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture. 56