Nikon AW100 - Manual (Page 158)

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The Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)
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AF Area Mode
You can set how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.
Display the shooting screen in
A
(Auto) mode ( A51) M d button M A
tab ( A11)
M AF area mode
Option Description
a
Face priority
(default
setting)
The camera detects and focuses on
a face (see “Using Face Detection”
(
A65) for more information).
If more than one face is detected,
the camera focuses on the face
closest to the camera.
When non-human subjects are
photographed, or a subject with
which no face can be detected is
framed, AF area mode is set to
Auto. The camera automatically selects the focus area (up to nine
areas) containing the subject closest to the camera.
w Auto
The camera automatically selects
the focus area (up to nine areas)
containing the subject closest to
the camera.
Press the shutter-release button
halfway to activate the focus area.
When the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway, the focus area
selected by the camera is
displayed on the monitor (up to
nine areas).
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Focus area
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Focus areas