Nikon COOLPIX S8200 Reference Manual - Page 61

Shooting Features Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes) y M 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 on the area in the center of the frame. • Press and hold the shutter-release button all the way to capture images continuously. Up to five images are captured continuously at a rate of about six fps (when image mode is set to P). • The camera focuses 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 frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the current image mode setting, the memory card used, or shooting condition. y M e Night portrait Use this mode for evening and night portraits that include background scenery. The flash fires to light the portrait subject while preserving background lighting to achieve a natural balance between the main subject and background ambience. From the screen displayed after the e Night portrait scene mode is selected, select Hand-held or Tripod. • Hand-held: - The Y icon is displayed in the shooting screen. - When shooting against a dark background, press the shutter-release button all the way to capture a series of images which will be combined into a single image and saved. - Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera steady without moving it until a still image is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera off before the monitor switches to the shooting screen. - If the subject moves while the camera is shooting continuously, the image may be distorted, overlapped, or blurred. • Tripod (default setting): Select this option when using a tripod or other means to stabilize the camera during shooting. - The Z icon is displayed in the shooting screen. - Vibration reduction (A 94) is automatically set to Off regardless of the setting in the setup menu. - One image is captured at a slow shutter speed when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way. • The camera detects and focuses on a human face (A 76). • The camera softens skin tones by applying the skin softening function before saving images (A 77). • If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame. • Digital zoom cannot be used. 45