Nikon COOLPIX L840 Reference Manual

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 Features

The camera automatically recognizes the shooting scene when you frame a 
picture, making it easier to take pictures using settings that suit the scene.

When the camera automatically recognizes the shooting scene, the shooting 
mode icon displayed on the shooting screen changes accordingly.

* One image is captured at a slow shutter speed.

B

Notes About o (Scene Auto Selector) Mode

• Depending on shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene 

mode. In this case, select another shooting mode (

• When the digital zoom is in effect, the shooting mode icon changes to d.

Functions Available in o (Scene Auto Selector) Mode

• Self-timer (A45)

• Exposure compensation (A47)

• Image mode (A77)

o (Scene Auto Selector) Mode

Enter shooting mode 

M A (shooting mode) button M o (scene auto 

selector) mode 

M k button

e Portrait (for taking close-up portraits of one or two people)

b

Portrait (for taking portraits of large numbers of people, or images in which 
the background takes up a large portion of the frame)

f Landscape

h Night portrait* (for taking close-up portraits of one or two people)

c

Night portrait* (for taking portraits of large numbers of people, or images in 
which the background takes up a large portion of the frame)

g Night landscape*

i Close-up

j Backlighting (for taking pictures of subjects other than people)

d Backlighting (for taking portrait pictures)

d Other scenes