Nikon Coolpix 8800 User Manual - Page 41

Taking Pictures for a Panorama, Dusk / Dawn, Sports

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Sports ( ) Fast shutter speeds freeze motion for dynamic sports shots. •Camera focuses continuously on center of frame until shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock focus. •While shutter-release button is fully pressed, camera shoots at about 2.3 fps; monitor and viewfinder turn off. •Focus, exposure, and auto white balance are determined by first shot in each series. AF-assist illuminator will not light even when lighting is poor. Self-timer can not be used. Auto* - Dusk/Dawn ( ) Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before sunrise or after sunset. •Noise reduction ( 109) turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds. •Camera focuses at infinity. Focus indicator lights whenever shutter-release button is pressed halfway. •AF-assist illuminator will not light even when lighting is poor. Hold camera steady * Other modes can be selected. Scene Mode Taking Pictures for a Panorama 1 2 Select (Panorama assist) in scene menu as described in steps 1-3 of "Scene Mode" ( 26). AE-L 8M 1/60 F2.8 126 Default pan direction displayed. 3 tRoiglehAftEt-L Bottom Select direction in which camera will to top be panned after each shot (pan direc- tion can be changed while displayed Top to bott1o/6m0 Left t8oM in green). Yellow AE-L icon in monitor shows that white balance and exposure F2.8 righ12t6 will lock with first shot. 31

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Hold camera steady
Auto
*
Dusk / Dawn (
)
Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before
sunrise or after sunset.
• Noise reduction (
109) turns on automatically at slow
shutter speeds.
• Camera focuses at infinity.
Focus indicator lights
whenever shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
• AF-assist illuminator will not light even when lighting is poor.
Sports (
)
Fast shutter speeds freeze motion for dynamic sports shots.
• Camera focuses continuously on center of frame until
shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock focus.
• While shutter-release button is fully pressed, camera
shoots at about 2.3 fps; monitor and viewfinder turn off.
• Focus, exposure, and auto white balance are determined by first shot in
each series.
AF-assist illuminator will not light even when lighting is poor.
Self-timer can not be used.
* Other modes can be selected.
Taking Pictures for a Panorama
2
1
Select
(
Panorama assist
)
in scene menu as described
in steps 1–3 of “Scene Mode”
(
26).
Default pan direction displayed.
AE-L
8M
8M
8M
F2.8
F2.8
F2.8
1/
60
60
1/60
126
126
126
3
8M
8M
8M
AE-L
F2.8
F2.8
F2.8
1/
60
60
1/60
126
126
126
Select direction in which camera will
be panned after each shot (pan direc-
tion can be changed while displayed
in green).
Yellow AE-L icon in monitor
shows that white balance and exposure
will lock with first shot.
Right
to left
Bottom
to top
Top to
bottom
Left to
right
Scene Mode