Nikon COOLPIX W100 Reference Manual - English - Page 62

Add light trails

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U Add light trails • The camera automatically captures moving subjects at regular intervals, compares each image and composites only their bright areas, and then saves them as one image. Light trails such as the flow of car lights or motion of stars are captured. • Press flexible button 2 (V Night scenes), or flexible button 3 (S Night sky). Option Description V Night scenes Use to capture the flow of car lights against a night landscape background. • Shots are taken at a shutter speed of 4 seconds every 4 seconds. When 50 shots are taken, the camera automatically stops shooting. • For every 10 shots taken, one composite image with trails overlapped from the start of shooting is automatically saved. • The size of still images is fixed at 1280 × 960 pixels. S Night sky Use to capture the motion of stars. • Shots are taken at a shutter speed of 25 seconds every 30 seconds. When 300 shots are taken, the camera automatically stops shooting. • For every 30 shots taken, one composite image with trails overlapped from the start of shooting is automatically saved. • The size of still images is fixed at 2048 × 1536 pixels. • The screen may turn off during the shooting interval. The power-on lamp lights while the screen is off. • To end shooting before it automatically ends, press flexible button 1 (Q). • When you have obtained the desired trails, end shooting. If you continue shooting, details in the composited areas may be lost. • The camera cannot capture images when a memory card is not inserted. • Do not insert a new memory card until shooting ends. • Use batteries with a sufficient amount of charge remaining to prevent the camera from turning off during shooting. • The flash setting is fixed at y Flash off (A33). • The self-timer is set to two seconds, but the setting can be changed (A34). r Self- portrait timer (A34) and Y Smile timer (A35) are not available. • You can check the time remaining until shooting 3m16s automatically ends on the screen. 42 Shooting Features Choose a Style (Shooting with Selected Shooting Conditions and Effects)

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42
Shooting Features
Choose a Style (Shooting with Selected Shooting Conditions and Effects)
U
Add light trails
The camera automatically captures moving subjects at regular intervals, compares each
image and composites only their bright areas, and then saves them as one image. Light
trails such as the flow of car lights or motion of stars are captured.
Press flexible button 2 (
V
Night scenes
), or flexible button 3 (
S
Night sky
).
The screen may turn off during the shooting interval. The power-on lamp lights while
the screen is off.
To end shooting before it automatically ends, press flexible button 1 (
Q
).
When you have obtained the desired trails, end shooting. If you continue shooting,
details in the composited areas may be lost.
The camera cannot capture images when a memory card is not inserted.
Do not insert a new memory card until shooting ends.
Use batteries with a sufficient amount of charge remaining to prevent the camera from
turning off during shooting.
The flash setting is fixed at
y
Flash off
(
A
33).
The self-timer is set to two seconds, but the setting can be changed (
A
34).
r
Self-
portrait timer
(
A
34) and
Y
Smile timer
(
A
35) are not available.
You can check the time remaining until shooting
automatically ends on the screen.
Option
Description
V
Night scenes
Use to capture the flow of car lights against a night landscape
background.
Shots are taken at a shutter speed of 4 seconds every 4 seconds.
When 50 shots are taken, the camera automatically stops shooting.
For every 10 shots taken, one composite image with trails
overlapped from the start of shooting is automatically saved.
The size of still images is fixed at 1280 × 960 pixels.
S
Night sky
Use to capture the motion of stars.
Shots are taken at a shutter speed of 25 seconds every 30 seconds.
When 300 shots are taken, the camera automatically stops shooting.
For every 30 shots taken, one composite image with trails
overlapped from the start of shooting is automatically saved.
The size of still images is fixed at 2048 × 1536 pixels.
3m16s
3m16s