Nikon Coolpix S80 User Manual
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69 Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode) More on Shooting o Backlighting Use when light is coming from behind the subject, throwing features or details into shadow. The flash fires automatically to “fill in” (illuminate) shadows. •Camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. The area focused can be changed by the touch shutter (A41) or touch AF/AE (A44). •The flash mode setting is fixed at X Fill flash. •Use the scene effect adjustment slider (A63) to adjust picture brightness. p Panorama assist Use when taking a series of pictures that will later be joined to form a single panorama using the supplied Panorama Maker 5 software. See “Shooting for a Panorama” (A70) for more information. •The default setting for flash mode is c Off. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
70 Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode) More on Shooting Shooting for a Panorama The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. Use a tripod for best results. Set Vibration reduction (A153) to Off from the setup menu (A145) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera. 1Tap the shooting mode icon in shooting mode to display the shooting mode selection menu, and tap C. The scene mode selection screen is displayed. 2Tap p Panorama assist. The panorama direction icons are displayed to show the direction in which pictures will be joined. 3Tap a direction icon. Select the direction in which picture will be joined in the completed panorama; right (D), left (C), up (A), or down (B). A different direction can be selected by tapping a different panorama direction icon. Change shooting settings (A53) before the first picture is taken in the next step. 4Frame the first portion of the panorama scene and take the first picture. One third of the picture will be displayed as translucent. Shooting mode Scene Panorama assist 363636W T W T 363636 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
71 Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode) More on Shooting 5Take the next picture. Frame the next picture so that one- third of the frame overlaps the previous picture. Repeat this process until the necessary number of pictures have been taken to complete the scene. 6Tap H when shooting is completed. The camera returns to step 3. BNotes on Panorama Assist •Apply or adjust shooting settings (A62) before releasing the shutter for the first picture. Shooting settings cannot be changed after the first picture is taken. Picture cannot be deleted, nor can zoom be adjusted until the series is finalized. •The panorama series is terminated if the camera enters standby mode with the auto off function (A155) during shooting. Setting the time allowed to elapse before the auto off function is enabled to a longer setting is recommended. DRIndicator In Panorama assist scene mode, exposure, white balance, and focus for all pictures in a panorama are fixed at the values for the first picture in each series. When the first picture is taken, R is displayed to indicate that exposure, white balance, and focus are locked. DPanorama Maker 5 Install Panorama Maker 5 from the supplied ViewNX 2 CD-ROM. Transfer pictures to a computer (A132) and use Panorama Maker 5 (A136) to join them in a single panorama. DMore Information See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A171) for more information. 353535 323232 353535 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
72 More on Shooting Shooting Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode) At the default settings, the camera uses face detection to detect human faces, and then automatically releases the shutter when a smile is detected (smile timer). The skin softening option can be used to smooth skin tones of human faces. 1Tap the shooting mode icon in shooting mode to display the shooting mode selection menu, and then tap F. The camera enters smart portrait mode. 2Frame a picture. Point the camera at the subject. When the camera detects a human face, a yellow double border (focus area) is displayed around that face. When focus is acquired on that face, the double border will turn green for a moment and focus is locked. Up to three faces can be detected. When the camera detects more than one face, the double border is displayed around the face closest to the center of the frame, and single borders around the others. Tap the face framed by a single border to move the focus area to that face. 3The shutter is automatically released. If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, Smile timer (A75) is activated and the shutter is automatically released. Each time the shutter is released, the camera again initiates face detection and smile detection operations for continuous automatic shooting. 4Shooting ends. To stop automatic shooting of smiling faces, either turn the camera off, set Smile timer to Off, or tap the shooting mode icon and select another shooting mode. Shooting mode Smart portrait 250250250 1/1/1/F3.6F3.6F3.6 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
73 Shooting Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode) More on Shooting BNotes on Smart Portrait Mode •Digital zoom is not available. •Self-timer is not available. •Touch shutter cannot be enabled. •Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or detect smiles. •See “Notes on Face Detection” (A49) for more information. BNotes on Skin Softening •More time than usual may be required to save a picture when shooting with skin softening function. •In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may not be smoothed or parts other than face may be modified though the camera detects a face. If the desired results are not produced, set Skin softening to Off and shoot again. •The skin softening level cannot be adjusted when the portrait or night portrait is selected in the scene mode. •Retouch effects such as the glamour retouch function’s skin softening effect can be applied to pictures after they are taken (A120). CSelf-timer Lamp The self-timer lamp blinks slowly when the smile timer is enabled and the camera detects a face, and it blinks quickly immediately after the shutter is released. CReleasing the Shutter Manually Pictures can also be taken by pressing the shutter-release button. The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame when faces are not detected. CAuto Off in Smile Timer Mode When Smile timer is set to On, the auto off function (A155) is activated and the camera turns off when either of the situations indicated below persists and no other operations are performed. •The camera does not detect any faces. •The camera detected a face, but cannot detect a smile. DMore Information See “Autofocus” (A29) for more information. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
74 Shooting Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode) More on Shooting Changing the Smart Portrait Mode Settings The settings indicated below can be made by tapping the tabs to display the setting controls in smart portrait mode. •Each icon also indicates the current setting. •Tap the icon of the desired item to display the setting screen for that item. •To hide the setting controls, tap the tab again. 1m Flash mode Set the flash mode (A33) when taking pictures in smart portrait mode. 2A Image mode Adjust Image mode (A38). Changes made to the image mode setting apply to all shooting modes (except movie recording). 3e Skin softening Enable skin softening. When the shutter is released, the camera detects one or more human faces (up to three), and processes the image to soften facial skin tones before saving the picture. The degree of skin softening applied can be selected from High, Normal (default setting), and Low. When Off is selected, the skin softening function is disabled. •The effects of skin softening are not visible when framing pictures for shooting. Check the degree of skin softening performed in playback mode. W T 363636W T 1 363636W T W T0.00.00.0ONONONOFFOFFOFF 2 3 4 5 6 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
75 Shooting Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode) More on Shooting CSettings in Smart Portrait Mode There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings That cannot be Applied Simultaneously” (A76) for more information. 4y Blink proof When On is selected, the camera automatically releases the shutter twice each time a picture is taken. Of the two shots, one in which the subject’s eyes are open is saved. •If the camera saved a picture in which the subject’s eyes may have been closed, the dialog shown at right is displayed for a few seconds. •When On is selected, the flash is disabled. •The default setting is Off. 5a Smile timer •On (default setting): The camera uses face detection to detect a human face, and then automatically releases the shutter whenever a smile is detected. •Off: The camera does not release the shutter automatically with smile detection. Press the shutter-release button to take a picture. 6o Exposure compensation Adjust Exposure compensation (A47) with shooting in smart portrait mode. A blink was detected in the picture just taken. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
76 More on Shooting Camera Settings That cannot be Applied Simultaneously Some shooting settings cannot be used with other functions. Restricted functionSettingDescription Flash mode (A33)Continuous (A58)When Continuous, BSS, or Multi-shot 16 is selected, flash is disabled. Blink proof (A75)When Blink proof is set to On, flash is disabled. Self-timer (A36)Subject tracking (A55)When Touch shooting is set to Subject tracking, Self-timer is disabled. Image mode (A38)Continuous (A58)When Multi-shot 16 is selected, the Image mode setting is fixed at L (image size: 2560×1920 pixels). ISO sensitivity (A57)When 3200 or 6400 is selected for ISO sensitivity, the Image mode setting of only M 2048×1536, N 1024×768, or O 640×480 can be selected. If any image mode setting other than above is selected, the image mode setting is automatically changed to M 2048×1536 when ISO sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400. Macro mode (A54)Subject tracking (A55)When Touch shooting is set to Subject tracking, Macro mode is disabled. ISO sensitivity (A57)Continuous (A58)When Multi-shot 16 is selected, the ISO sensitivity setting is automatically specified according to the brightness. Continuous (A58)Self-timer (A36)When taking a picture using the self-timer, the continuous setting is fixed to Single. Touch shutter (A41)When using the touch shutter function, one picture is taken each time the monitor is tapped. Blink warning (A159)Continuous (A58)When taking a picture using Continuous, BSS, or Multi-shot 16, Blink warning is disabled. Date imprint (A152)Continuous (A58)When Continuous or BSS is selected for the Continuous setting, date imprint is disabled. Blink proof (A75)When On is selected, Date imprint is disabled. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
77 Camera Settings That cannot be Applied Simultaneously More on Shooting CRestricted Functions in Shooting Mode The restricted functions vary with the shooting mode (A48). See the following pages for details on the functions available in each shooting mode: •G (easy auto) mode ➝A32 •A (auto) mode ➝A53 •Scene mode ➝A62 •Smart portrait mode ➝A74 •Movie ➝A126 DMore Information See “Notes on Digital Zoom” (A154) for more information. Digital zoom (A27)Continuous (A58)When Multi-shot 16 is selected, digital zoom is not available. Subject tracking (A55)When the touch shooting is set to Subject tracking, digital zoom is disabled. Restricted functionSettingDescription Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
78 More on Playback More on Playback Operations in Full-frame Playback Mode Tap the playback icon (c) at the upper left in the monitor in shooting mode to enter playback mode and display pictures that have been taken (A30). The following operations are available in full-frame playback mode. CPicture Orientation (Portrait or Landscape)Pictures taken in portrait (“tall”) orientation will be rotated automatically (A11). The rotating direction can be changed from the Rotate image option (A106). When the camera is rotated, the picture displayed is also rotated (A11). ToTapDescriptionA Select a picture –Drag the picture to the right to display the previous picture and to the left to display the subsequent picture. Drag the picture with two fingers to scroll ahead or back ten pictures at a time.6, 30 View thumbnails –Display 4, 9, or 16 picture thumbnails. Picture thumbnails can be displayed by placing two fingers on the picture currently displayed and pinching them together.79 Zoom in –Enlarge view of picture currently displayed in the monitor up to about 10×. Pictures can be enlarged by placing two fingers on the picture currently displayed and spreading them apart. Tap H to return to full-frame playback.81 Play back moviesRTap R to play back the movie currently displayed.128 Set the picture rating/ play back pictures by ratingRight tab (P)Apply a rating of one to five to each picture or play back pictures by rating.97 Make playback settingsBottom tabSpecify the playback settings and edit pictures.96 Switch to another playback modePlayback mode iconTap the playback mode icon to display the playback mode selection menu and change to favorite pictures, auto sort, or list by date mode.83 Switch to shooting modeShooting mode iconTap the shooting mode icon displayed at upper left in the monitor. The shutter- release button can also be pressed to switch to shooting mode.– 4/ 4 4/ 4 0004.0004.0004.JPGJPGJPG151515303030::11111515201020102010 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals