Nikon Coolpix S600 User Manual
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79 Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus Preset Manual Preset manual is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light). 1Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be used during shooting. 2Use the rotary multi selector to choose b Preset manual in the White balance menu, and press k. The camera zooms in. 3Choose Measure. To apply the most recently measured value for preset manual, choose Cancel and press k. 4Frame the reference object. 5Press k. The shutter is released and the new white-balance value is set. No pictures are recorded. BNote on Preset Manual Regardless of the flash mode selected, the flash will not fire when k is pressed in step 5. Therefore, the camera cannot measure a value for preset manual for when the flash is used. White balance ExitAutoAuto DaylightDaylightIncandescentIncandescentFluorescentFluorescent Auto Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent Preset manual Preset manual ExitMeasure Cancel Preset manual ExitMeasure Cancel Reference object frame Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
80 Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus G Metering Choose how the camera meters exposure. BNote on Metering When digital zoom is in effect, Metering is set to Center-weighted, and the metered area is not shown in the monitor. DMetering Area The active metering area is displayed in the monitor when Center-weighted is selected. GMatrix (default setting) Camera sets exposure for entire frame. Recommended in most situations. qCenter-weighted Camera meters entire frame but assigns greatest weight to subject in center of frame. Classic meter for portraits; preserves background details while letting lighting conditions at center of frame determine exposure. Can be used with focus lock (A85) to meter off-center subjects. 161616 Active metering area Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
81 Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus C Continuous Change settings to Continuous or BSS (best shot selector). Flash will be switched off for Continuous or BSS, and focus, exposure and white balance are fixed at the values for the first picture in each series. At settings other than Single, the indicator for the current setting is displayed in the monitor (A6). BNote on Continuous Shooting The maximum frame rate with continuous shooting may vary, depending upon the current image mode setting and the memory card used. BNote on BSS BSS may not produce the desired results if the subject moves or the composition changes while the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down. USingle (default setting) One shot is taken each time shutter-release button is pressed. VContinuous While the shutter-release button is held down, pictures are taken at a rate of about 1.0 frames per second (fps) when Image mode is set to i Normal (3648). Shooting will end when the shutter-release button is released or when 10 pictures are taken continuously. DBSS (Best Shot Selector) The “best shot selector” is recommended when shooting with the flash off or the camera zoomed in, or in other situations in which inadvertent motion can result in blurred pictures. When BSS is on, the camera takes up to ten pictures while the shutter-release button is held down. The sharpest picture in the series is automatically selected and saved. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
82 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 current setting is displayed in the monitor (A6). If Auto is selected and the sensitivity is raised above ISO 100, the E icon will be displayed (A29). Auto (default setting) Sensitivity is ISO 100 under normal conditions; when lighting is poor and the flash is off, the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 800. 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 Sensitivity will be locked at the specified value. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
83 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. At settings other than Standard color, the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor (A6). nStandard color (default setting) Use for pictures exhibiting natural color. oVivid color Use to achieve a vivid, “photoprint” effect. pBlack-and-white Record pictures in black-and-white. qSepia Record pictures in sepia tones. rCyanotype Record pictures in cyan-blue monochrome. uPastel Change to a pastel shade. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
84 Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus G AF Area Mode Use this option to determine where the camera focuses. When digital zoom is in effect, focus will be on the center of the screen regardless of the settings used. zFace priority When the camera recognizes a face (front view), the camera will focus on that face. See “Face Priority” (A86) for more information. If more than one face is recognized, focus will be on the face closest to the camera. When shooting non-human subjects or when no faces are recognized, AF area mode will switch to Auto, and the camera will automatically select the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject closest to the camera. wAuto (default setting) Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject closest to the camera. Press the shutter-release button halfway to activate the focus area. When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area selected by the camera will be displayed in the monitor. xManual This option is suited to situations in which the intended subject is relatively still and not positioned in the center of the frame. Press the rotary multi selector H, I, J or K to select from 99 focus areas in the frame. Pictures can be taken while focus-area selection screen is displayed. To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash, macro, self-timer and exposure compensation settings, press k. To return to the focus-area selection screen, press k. 161616 161616 AF area AF area Selectable focus areas Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
85 Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus DFocus Lock 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 indicator is green. 3Continue holding down the shutter-release button halfway and recompose the picture. •Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change. 4Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to shoot. DMore Information See, “Autofocus” (A25) for more information. yCenter Camera focuses on subject in center of frame. Center focus area is used. 161616 AF area 161616 F2.7F2.71/601/601/60 F2.7 F2.7F2.71/601/601/60 F2.7 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
86 Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus Face Priority Face Priority will take effect when AF area mode is set to Face priority, or when Scene mode is set to Portrait or Night portrait. The camera will automatically recognize human faces that are facing the camera and set focus on the faces. 1Frame a picture When the camera recognizes a face (front view), that face will be framed by a yellow double border. If more than one face is recognized, the face nearest to the camera will be framed by the double border and the rest by a single border. Up to 5 people's faces can be recognized. 2Press the shutter-release button halfway Focus will be on the face framed by the double border. The double border will glow green once focus has been locked. When the camera is unable to focus, the double border will blink. Press the shutter-release button halfway and try focusing again. Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture. BNotes about 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. •In the Portrait and Night portrait settings of scene mode, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are recognized, focus will be set on the center of the screen. •The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations: - When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions - When faces take up too much or too little of the frame - When the subject is not looking directly at the camera •The camera's ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject is facing the camera. •In some rare cases shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected (A25), the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows green. Should this occur, switch to AF area mode (Manual or Center), refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actual portrait subject, and use focus lock (A85). •Pictures taken in Face Priority, while in full-frame playback, will be rotated (if necessary) and displayed. 161616 F2.7F2.71/601/60F2.7 1/60 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
87 Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus I Autofocus Mode Choose how the camera focuses. BNotes on Autofocus Mode Autofocus mode will be fixed at Single AF when AF area mode (A84) is set to Face priority. ASingle AF (default setting) Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed halfway. BFull-time AF Camera adjusts focus continuously until shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Use with moving subjects. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
88 Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus Restrictions on Camera Settings Restrictions apply to the following settings in A (auto) mode. Flash mode Flash turns off at Continuous settings of Continuous or BSS. Applied setting is restored when Single is selected. Self-timer If self-timer is on, only one shot will be taken when shutter is released, regardless of settings chosen for Continuous. Applied Continuous settings are restored when picture is taken or self-timer is turned off. White balance White balance is automatically set to Auto and cannot be adjusted when Black- and-white, Sepia or Cyanotype is selected for Color options. Applied white balance setting is restored when Standard color or Vivid color or Pastel is selected. Autofocus Mode Autofocus mode will be fixed at Single AF when AF area mode is set to Face priority. Changing AF area mode to any setting other than Face priority will revert to the original setting for autofocus mode. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals