71Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button (Shooting Mode)Shooting FeaturesOptions Available in the Shooting MenuOption Description ACustom PictureControl(COOLPIX CustomPicture Control)Allow you to store the customized settings based inCOOLPIX Picture Control, which can set picture editingoptions for recording images according to the shootingscene or your preferences.E42MeteringSelect the method that the camera uses to measure thebrightness of the subject. The camera adjusts theexposure, which is a combination of shutter speed andaperture value, based on the brightness measurement. Thedefault setting is Matrix.E43ContinuousSet the mode used for taking a series of pictures.• The default setting is Single (i.e. only one picture iscaptured at a time).• When Continuous H, Continuous M, Continuous L,or BSS (A39) is set, the pictures are shot continuouslywhile the shutter-release button is fully held down.• If Continuous H: 120 fps, Continuous H: 60 fps, orMulti-shot 16 is set, the specified number of picturesare shot continuously when the shutter-release button isfully held down.• If the Intvl timer shooting is set, the pictures are shotcontinuously at the set interval of 30 s, 1 min, 5 min, or10 min when the shutter-release button is fully helddown once.E44AF area modeSet how the camera determines the focus area using theautofocus to Face priority (A85), Auto, Manual,Center (normal), Center (wide), Subject tracking orTarget finding AF (A84).• The AF area mode can also be selected by pressing themulti selector K (G).E47Autofocus modeWhen Single AF (default setting) is selected, the camerafocuses only while the shutter-release button is pressedhalfway. When Full-time AF is selected, the camerafocuses even when the shutter-release button is notpressed halfway. You may hear the sound of the camerafocusing.E51Flash exp. comp. Adjust the flash output. Use this option when the flash istoo bright or too dark. The default setting is 0.0. E51Noise reductionfilterSet the strength of the noise reduction function that isnormally performed when recording the picture. Thedefault setting is Normal.E52
