Nikon S520 S520 User's Manual - Page 47

Features, Icons Used for Descriptions, Scene Mode Settings

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Shooting in the Scene Mode Features u Food Use when shooting cuisines. See "Taking Pictures for Food Mode" (A 41) for details. • AF area mode is set to Manual (A 94). When k is pressed, camera focuses on subject in active focus area. Shooting Suited for the Scene m W* n Off* p On o 0.0* * Other settings can be selected. b Portrait • Use this mode for portraits in which the main subject stands out clearly. Portrait subjects exhibit smooth, natural-looking skin tones. • Focus will be set on people's faces if it recognizes people's faces (front view). See "Face Priority" (A 96) for more information. • If more than one face is recognized, focus will be on the face nearest to the camera. • If no faces are recognized, focus will be on the center of the screen. • Digital zoom is not available. m V* n Off* p Off o 0.0* * Other settings can be selected. c Landscape Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes. • Camera focuses at infinity. The focus area indicator or focus indicator (A 6) always glows green when the shutterrelease button is pressed halfway. Note, however, that objects in the foreground may not always be in focus. h Off h Auto* m W n Off* p Off o 0.0* h Off * Other settings can be selected. C Icons Used for Descriptions The following icons are used for descriptions in this section: m, flash mode (A 28); n, self-timer (A 30); p, macro mode (A 31); o, exposure compensation (A 32); h, AF-assist illumination (A 114). C Scene Mode Settings Adjustments to the flash mode setting, self-timer setting, macro mode setting, and exposure compensation value are cancelled and these settings return to their default scene values whenever another shooting mode is selected or the camera is turned off. 35

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Shooting in the Scene Mode
Shooting Suited for the Scene
Features
*
Other settings can be selected.
*
Other settings can be selected.
*
Other settings can be selected.
C
Icons Used for Descriptions
The following icons are used for descriptions in this section:
m
, flash mode (
A
28);
n
, self-timer (
A
30);
p
, macro mode (
A
31);
o
, exposure compensation (
A
32);
h
, AF-assist illumination (
A
114).
C
Scene Mode Settings
Adjustments to the flash mode setting, self-timer setting, macro mode setting, and exposure
compensation value are cancelled and these settings return to their default scene values whenever
another shooting mode is selected or the camera is turned off.
u
Food
Use when shooting cuisines. See “Taking Pictures for Food
Mode” (
A
41) for details.
•
AF area mode
is set to
Manual
(
A
94). When
k
is pressed,
camera focuses on subject in active focus area.
m
W
*
n
Off*
p
On
o
0.0*
h
Off
b
Portrait
•
Use this mode for portraits in which the main subject stands
out clearly. Portrait subjects exhibit smooth, natural-looking
skin tones.
•
Focus will be set on people's faces if it recognizes people's
faces (front view). See “Face Priority” (
A
96) for more
information.
•
If more than one face is recognized, focus will be on the face
nearest to the camera.
•
If no faces are recognized, focus will be on the center of the
screen.
•
Digital zoom is not available.
m
V
*
n
Off*
p
Off
o
0.0*
h
Auto*
c
Landscape
Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes.
•
Camera focuses at infinity. The focus area indicator or focus
indicator (
A
6) always glows green when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway. Note, however, that
objects in the foreground may not always be in focus.
m
W
n
Off*
p
Off
o
0.0*
h
Off