Nikon P520 Red User Guide

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

Shoot

ing Features

• Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector 

➝ A55

• Features That Can Be Set Using the 

d (Menu) Button

- Changing the Image Quality and Image Size 

➝ A72

- Setup menu 

➝ A103

• Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with 

O indicated due to slow 

shutter speed. 

• Set Vibration reduction in the setup menu (

A103) to Off when using a 

tripod to stabilize the camera.

• For scene modes that use the flash, be sure to press the 

m

 (flash pop-up) button 

to raise the flash before shooting  (

X Night landscape

• Press the 

d button to select Y Hand-held or Z Tripod in Night landscape.

• Y Hand-held (default setting): This enables you to shoot with the minimum of camera 

shake and noise even when holding the camera by hand.
- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, pictures are shot continuously, 

and the camera combines these pictures to save a single picture.

- Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera steady without 

moving it until a still picture is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera 
off before the monitor switches to the shooting screen.

- The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is narrower 

than that seen on the monitor at the time of shooting.

• Z Tripod: Select this mode when the camera is stabilized, such as with a tripod.

- Vibration reduction is not used even if Vibration reduction in the setup menu 

(

A103) is set to Normal or Active.

- Press the shutter-release button all the way to shoot a single picture at a slow shutter 

speed.

• When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera adjusts the focus to 

infinity. The focus area or focus indicator (

A12) always lights in green.