Nikon Coolpix S4 User Manual

12

Basic Photography

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO

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This section describes how to take pictures in 

 (auto) mode, an automatic, 

“point-and-shoot” mode recommended for fi rst-time users of digital cam-
eras.

Slide the mode selector to 

 and turn the camera on.  

The power-on lamp will light.  The camera is ready to 
shoot when the view through the camera lens is dis-
played in the monitor.

Internal memory / memory card
indicator: indicates whether
internal memory (

) or 

memory card (

) is used.

Number of exposures remain-
ing: depends on capacity of 
internal memory or memory 
card and on option chosen 
for Image Mode (

 92).

Battery indicator: ap-
pears when batteries 
are running low.

fi ve options depending on 
how picture will be used 
(

 59).  Default is 

.

Shooting mode: 

  indi-

cates auto mode.

 Flash mode: choose from  fi ve modes according to light-
ing and creative intent (

 17).  Default is   AUTO.

NO ICON

Batteries fully charged.
Low battery; ready spare batteries.  If fl ash fi res, monitor will turn 
off while fl ash recharges.

WARNING!!

BATTERY EXHAUSTED

Batteries exhausted.  No pictures can be taken until batteries are 
replaced.  Power-on lamp fl ickers.

 (auto) mode offers fl ash (

 17), self-timer (

 19), and macro close-up options (

 

20).  In addition, a seven-item shooting menu gives full control over such settings as 
white balance and exposure compensation (

 58).