Nikon 26277 Manuel D’Utilisation

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

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x Scene auto selector
The camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode when you frame a picture.
e: Portrait, f: Landscape, h: Night portrait, g: Night landscape, i: Close-up, 
j: Backlighting, d: Other scenes
• When the camera selects a scene mode, the shooting mode icon displayed in the 

shooting screen changes to that for the scene mode currently enabled.

• The area of the frame that the camera focuses on (AF area) depends on the composition 

of the picture. When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that face.

• The camera detects and focuses on human faces. See “Using Face Detection” (

more information. Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the 
desired scene mode. Should this occur, switch to A (auto) mode (

A 24) or select the 

desired scene mode manually.

• Digital zoom cannot be used.

b Portrait
Use this mode for portraits.
• When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that 

face (

• The camera softens skin tones by applying the skin 

softening function before saving images (

• If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject 

in the center of the frame.

• Digital zoom cannot be used.

c Landscape
Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes.
• The focus area or focus indicator (

A 6) always glows green 

when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

O: Use of a tripod is recommended when using scene modes indicated with O. Set 

Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu (

A 88) when using a tripod to stabilize 

the camera during shooting.