Nikon Coolpix S570 User Manual

99
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
E ISO Sensitivity
Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light. The higher the 
sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure. Although a high ISO rating 
is suited for taking pictures of subjects in action or in poor lighting, high sensitivity 
is often associated with “noise” - randomly spaced, brightly colored pixels 
concentrated in dark parts of the image.
At the settings other than Auto, the...

100
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
F Color Options
Make colors more vivid or record pictures in monochrome.
The effects of the selected option can be previewed in the monitor (A6). At 
settings other than Standard color, the icon for the current setting is displayed in 
the monitor.
BNotes on Color Options
This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. ➝ “Functions that Cannot Be 
Applied Simultaneously“ (A105)
Set to A (auto) M d (Shooting menu)...

101
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
G AF Area Mode
Choose how the focus area is determined.
When digital zoom is in effect, focus will be on the center of the screen regardless 
of the AF area mode setting.
Set to A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M G AF area mode
aFace priority (default setting)
If the camera detects a face, it focuses on the face 
(Face Priority ➝ A103). If more than one face is 
recognized, focus will be on the face closest to the 
camera.
When...

102
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
DFocus Lock
Use focus lock to focus on off-center subjects when center is selected for AF area mode.
To focus on off-center subjects when Center is selected for AF area mode, use focus lock as 
described below.
1Position the subject in the center of the frame.
2Press the shutter-release button halfway.
•Confirm that the focus area is green.
•Focus and exposure are locked.
3Continue holding down the shutter-release button halfway...

103
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
Face Priority
When the camera is pointed at a face, the face is automatically detected and the 
camera focuses on the face.
Face priority functions in the following situations.
•When AF area mode is set to Face priority (default setting) (A101)
•When scene mode is set to Scene auto selector (A34), Portrait (A34), or 
Night portrait (A35)
•When using smart portrait mode (A47)
1Frame a picture.
•When the camera detects a face, that...

104
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
BNotes on Face priority
•In Face priority, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are recognized, AF 
area mode will be set to Auto.
•If no face is detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in Portrait or Night 
portrait scene mode, or Smart portrait mode, the camera will focus on the subject in the center 
focus area.
•Depending on shooting conditions, such as whether or not the subject...

105
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
Functions that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously
Certain settings in the shooting menu cannot be used with other functions.
Restricted FunctionsSettingDescription
Flash modeContinuous (A98)If set to Continuous, BSS, or Multi-
shot 16, the flash cannot be used.
Image modeContinuous (A98)When using Multi-shot 16, Image 
mode is fixed at L Normal (2592).
ContinuousSelf-timer (A30)When using the self-timer, the setting is 
fixed at...

106
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
Playback Options: The Playback Menu
The following options are available in playback mode.
Displaying the Playback Menu
Enter the playback mode by pressing the c button (A26).
Press the d button to display the playback menu.
•Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings (A9).
•To exit the playback menu, press the d button.
k Quick retouchA70
Easily create retouched copies in which contrast and saturation have been enhanced. 
ID-LightingA71
Enhances brightness...

107
Playback Options: The Playback Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
Selecting Pictures
The picture selection screen, as shown at right, will be 
displayed with the following menus: 
•Playback menu:Print set>Select images 
(A90)
Delete>Erase selected images 
(A109)
Protect (A109)
Rotate image (A110)
Copy>Selected images (A110)
•Setup menu:Welcome screen (A115)
Follow the procedures described below to choose the pictures.
1Press the multi selector J or K to choose the 
desired picture.
•Only one...

108
Playback Options: The Playback Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
b Slide Show
View pictures stored in the internal memory or on a memory card in an automatic 
slide show.
1Use the multi selector to choose Start and 
press the k button.
•To change the interval between pictures, choose 
Frame intvl, select the desired interval time, and press 
the k button before choosing Start.
•To repeat the slide show automatically, enable Loop 
and press the k button before choosing Start. The 
check mark (w)...