Nikon D3300 - Manual (Page 165)

145 Live View
2
Choose a focus option.
Highlight an option and
press
J.
❚❚ Choosing How the Camera Picks the Area (AF-Area Mode)
In modes other than i, j, and (, the following AF-area modes
can be selected in live view (note that subject-tracking AF is not
available in
%, U, g, ', and 3 modes):
Option Description
6 Face-priority AF
Use for portraits. The camera automatically
detects and focuses on portrait subjects.
7 Wide-area AF
Use for hand-held shots of landscapes and
other non-portrait subjects. Use the multi
selector to select the focus point.
8 Normal-area AF
Use for pin-point focus on a selected spot in the
frame. A tripod is recommended.
9
Subject-
tracking AF
Use if you want focus to track a selected subject.