Nikon D50 Manuel D’Utilisation

In addition to 

, the D50 offers a choice of six Digital Vari-Program modes.  

Selecting a program automatically optimizes settings to suit the selected 
scene, making creative photography as easy as rotating the mode dial.

For portraits.

For landscapes.

For pictures of children.

For moving subjects.

For close up shots of small objects.

Night portrait For portraits taken against a backdrop of night scenery.

To take pictures in Digital Vari-Program modes:

2

 Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot as described for 

 mode.

1

 Rotate the mode dial to select a Digital Vari-

Program mode.

Use for  

portraits.  Camera selects focus area 

containing subject closest to camera; this subject 
stands out clearly while background details are 
softened, lending composition sense of depth. 

 

Colors are processed for soft, natural-looking 
skin tones.
• Degree of softening depends on amount of light available.  Increase 

distance between subject and background or use telephoto lens for best 
results.

If additional lighting is required for correct exposure in 

, 

, 

, and 

,modes, 

the built-in fl ash will pop up automatically when the shutter-release is pressed 
halfway.  See “Taking Photographs in 

 Mode.”