Nikon CoolPix S3 User Manual

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31Scene ModeVoice recording ( 33)Create a digital audio recording.On*Off ** —Panorama assist ( 32)Use when taking a series of pic-tures that will later be joined to-gether in PictureProject to forma panorama.Auto* Hold camera steadyUnderwaterCaptures the colors of undersea lighting and sea life.Note that the WP-CP5 waterproof case (availableseparately) is required for underwater photogra-phy.• AF-assist illuminator can not be used.* Other modes can be selected.Underwater ModeBefore using the camera underwater, place it in the WP-CP5 waterproof case (availableseparately) and confirm that the case is properly sealed. Leakage could not only causeirreparable damage to the camera but could also result in fire, electric shock, or therelease of poisonous gas. See the WP-CP5 instruction manual for details.Panorama AssistFlash mode ( 18), the self-timer ( 20), and macro close-up ( 21) can be adjustedafter the pan direction is selected. Once the first shot in each series is taken, the pandirection, zoom, flash mode, macro close-up, and image mode ( 59) can not be ad-justed nor pictures deleted until the series is complete.Panoramas are easier to compose if the camera is mounted on a tripod.See the Appendix for information on how panoramas are stored ( 94).Off —Back lightUse when light is coming from behind a portrait subject,throwing their features into shadow. The flash fires au-tomatically to “fill in” (illuminate) shadows.