Nikon S710 - Manual (Page 37)

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Step 3 Focus and Shoot
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C
During Recording
While pictures are being recorded, the number of exposures remaining display will blink.
Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover. Removing the memory card or battery
while pictures are being recorded could result in loss of data or in damage to the recorded data,
camera or card.
C
Autofocus
Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations. In some rare cases, the subject
may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or the focus indicator glows green:
• Subject is very dark
• Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e.g. the sun is behind the subject
and is in deep shadow)
• No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g. when the subject is standing in front of a
white wall, wearing a white shirt)
• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is inside a cage)
• Subject is moving rapidly
In the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several
times, or focus on another subject and use focus lock.
D
Focus Lock
To focus on an off-center subject when
Center is selected for AF area mode, use focus lock as
described blow.
• Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change while focus is
locked.
• When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, exposure is locked.
D
AF-assist Illuminator and Flash
If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illuminator ( A 124) may light by pressing the shutter-release
button halfway, or the flash ( A 28) may fire by pressing the shutter-release button all the way down.
F2.8 1/250 1/250 F2.8 F2.8 1/250 1/250 F2.8 11 11 11
Position the
subject in the
center focus area. Continue holding
down the shutter
release button
halfway and
recompose the
picture. Confirm that the
focus area is
green. Press the
shutter
release
button
halfway. Press the
shutter
release
button the
rest of the
way down.