Nikon Coolpix S8200 Users Manual

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Shooting Features
Shooting Features
This chapter describes the camera’s shooting modes and the features that are 
available when using each shooting mode.
You can select shooting modes and adjust settings according to the shooting 
conditions and the kind of images you want capture.
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Shooting Features
Shooting Features
A(Auto) Mode
Used for general shooting. Settings can be adjusted in the shooting menu (A37) 
to suit the shooting conditions and the type of shot you want to capture.
•You can change how the camera selects the area of the frame to focus on by 
pressing the d button, selecting the A tab, and then selecting AF area 
mode (A37). The default setting is Target finding AF.
When the camera detects the main subject, it focuses on that subject. When the 
camera does not...

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A(Auto) Mode
Shooting Features
Options Available in the Auto Shooting Menu
When using A (auto) mode, the following settings can be changed.
•The same items can be set when using continuous 
shooting mode (A50). Other than the continuous 
shooting type, items share the same settings with 
continuous shooting mode, and the settings are 
saved in the camera’s memory even if the camera is 
turned off.
Select A (auto) mode M d button M A tab (A11)
OptionDescriptionA
Image modeAllows you to select the...

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A(Auto) Mode
Shooting Features
Autofocus modeWhen Single AF (default setting) is selected, the camera 
focuses only while the shutter-release button is pressed 
halfway. When Full-time AF is selected, the camera focuses 
even when the shutter-release button is not pressed halfway. 
You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.E42
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CFeatures That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously
Some settings cannot be used with other functions (A73).
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Shooting Features
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
When one of the following scenes is selected in the scene menu or by rotating the 
mode dial, camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene.
x (Scene auto selector) 
(A40)
The camera automatically 
selects the optimum scene 
mode when you frame a 
picture.
y
Press the d button to display the scene menu and select one of the following 
shooting scenes.
bPortrait (default setting) (A44)cLandscape (A44)
dSports (A45)eNight...

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Shooting Features
Changing Scene Mode Settings
•Depending on the scene, the multi selector H (X), I (p), J (n), and K (o) 
can be used to set the corresponding features. See “Features That Can Be Set 
Using the Multi Selector” (A55) and “Default Settings” (A69) for more 
information.
•Features that can be set by pressing the d button: Image mode, which is 
the combination of image size and image quality (A71).
•When using j (night landscape), W (backlighting), or...

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Shooting Features
j Night landscape
Captures the atmosphere of night landscapes.
Press the d button to set Night landscape to Hand-held 
or Tripod.
•Hand-held (default setting): Select this option to produce shots with reduced blurring 
and noise even when the camera is hand-held.
- The Y icon is displayed in the shooting screen.
- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, the camera captures a series of 
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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Shooting Features
W Backlighting
Use when light is coming from behind the subject, throwing features or details into shadow.
Press the d button to set HDR (high dynamic range) compositing using the HDR setting 
according to the shooting conditions and subject.
•When HDR is set to Off (default setting): The flash fires to 
prevent the subject from being hidden in shadow.
- The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.
- One image is captured when the...

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Shooting Features
O Pet portrait
Use this mode when taking pictures of dogs or cats. When the 
camera detects the face of a dog or cat, the camera focuses on 
that face. Once the camera has focused, by default it 
automatically releases the shutter (pet portrait auto release).
•Press the d button to set Pet portrait to Single or 
Continuous.
-Single: Images are captured one at a time.
-Continuous (default setting): Three images are captured continuously when a...

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Shooting Features
y M b Portrait
Use this mode for portraits.
•When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that 
face (A76).
•The camera softens skin tones by applying the skin 
softening function before saving images (A77).
•If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject 
at the center of the frame.
•Digital zoom cannot be used.
y M c Landscape
Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes.
From the screen displayed after the c Landscape...