Nikon COOLPIX P7700 User Manual

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Contents

36Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)Shooting FeaturesCharacteristics of Each Scene• Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with O indicated due to slowshutter speed.• Set Vibration reduction in the setup menu (A110) to Off when using atripod to stabilize the camera.• For scene modes that use the flash, lower the K (flash pop-up) control to raisethe flash (A56).C Note on Selecting a Scene Mode Using Scene Auto SelectorDepending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode. Shouldthis occur, switch to A (auto) mode (A26) or select the optimum scene mode for the subjectmanually.x Scene auto selectorWhen you frame a picture, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene for simplershooting.• When the camera automatically selects a scene mode, the shooting mode icon changesto that for the scene mode currently enabled.• The camera automatically selects the focus area for autofocus in accordance with thecomposition. The camera detects and focuses on faces (A85).• The digital zoom is not available.b Portrait• The camera detects and focuses on a face (A85).• The skin softening feature makes the subject's skin appear softer (A44).• If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.• The digital zoom is not available.Portraite: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a close-up pictureof one to two persons.b: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a picture of three ormore persons or shooting a composition with a large background area.Landscape f: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a landscape picture.Night portraith: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a close-up pictureof one to two persons.c: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a picture of three ormore persons or shooting a composition with a large background area.Nightlandscapeg: The camera shoots images continuously and combines and saves them asone image, just as when Hand-held in Night landscape (A38) is selected.Close-up i: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting a close-up picture.Backlightingj: The camera performs the optimal operation for shooting non-human subjects.d: The camera performs the operation using face detection that is optimal forshooting human subjects.Other scenes d