Nikon 27649 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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i
Select Ye s to reset the options in the shooting menu and other
shooting settings to default values (0 117, 180).
The options in the exposure mode menu offer varying degrees
of control over shutter speed and aperture in Motion Snapshot
mode (0 53).
Reset Shooting Options
Exposure Mode
h Scene auto
selector
An automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode in which the
camera not only chooses shutter speed and aperture
but adjusts other settings to suit the subject (
automatic
scene selection;
0 23).
P Programmed
auto
The camera sets shutter speed and aperture for optimal
exposure (0 34). Recommended for snapshots and in
other situations in which there is little time to adjust
camera settings.
S Shutter-
priority auto
You choose the shutter speed; the camera selects an
aperture for best results (0 35). Use to freeze or blur
motion.
A Aperture-
priority auto
You choose the aperture; the camera selects a shutter
speed for best results (0 36). Use to blur the back-
ground or bring both foreground and background into
focus.
M Manual
You control both shutter speed and aperture (0 37). Set
shutter speed to “Bulb” for long time-exposures.
A
ISO Sensitivity (P, S, A, and M Modes)
When an “auto” option is selected for ISO sensitivity (0 149), the cam-
era will automatically adjust sensitivity within the selected range if
optimal exposure can not be achieved at the selected shutter speed or
aperture.