Nikon COOLPIX S8200 Reference Manual - Page 52

Auto Mode, Changing Auto Mode Settings, Changing, Auto Mode Settings

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Shooting Features Shooting Features A (Auto) Mode Used for general shooting. Settings can be adjusted in the shooting menu (A 37) to suit the shooting conditions and the type of shot you want to capture. 29m 0s 840 • You can change how the camera selects the area of the frame to focus on by pressing the d button, selecting the A tab, and then selecting AF area mode (A 37). The default setting is Target finding AF. When the camera detects the main subject, it focuses on that subject. When the camera does not detect the main subject, it automatically selects the focus areas (up to nine) that contain the subject closest to the camera. When the subject is in focus, the focus areas that are in focus (up to nine areas) glow green. Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings • Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector (A 55): flash mode (A 56), self-timer (A 59), smile timer (A 61), macro mode (A 64), creative slider (o brightness (exposure compensation), G vividness, F hue) (A 65) • Features that can be set by pressing the d button: See "Options Available in the Auto Shooting Menu" (A 37). C Features That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously 36 Some settings cannot be used with other functions (A 73).

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Shooting Features
Shooting Features
A
(Auto) Mode
Used for general shooting. Settings can be adjusted in the shooting menu (
A
37)
to suit the shooting conditions and the type of shot you want to capture.
You can change how the camera selects the area of the frame to focus on by
pressing the
d
button, selecting the
A
tab, and then selecting
AF area
mode
(
A
37). The default setting is
Target finding AF
.
When the camera detects the main subject, it focuses on that subject. When the
camera does not detect the main subject, it automatically selects the focus
areas (up to nine) that contain the subject closest to the camera. When the
subject is in focus, the focus areas that are in focus (up to nine areas) glow
green.
Changing
A
(Auto) Mode Settings
Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector (
A
55): flash mode (
A
56),
self-timer (
A
59), smile timer (
A
61), macro mode (
A
64), creative slider
(
o
brightness (exposure compensation),
G
vividness,
F
hue) (
A
65)
Features that can be set by pressing the
d
button: See “Options Available in
the Auto Shooting Menu” (
A
37).
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840
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C
Features That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously
Some settings cannot be used with other functions (
A
73).