Nikon S4000 - Manual (Page 51)

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Tapping the Monitor to Focus (Touch AF/AE)
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Taking Pictures of Subjects with Which Autofocus may not Perform as
Expected
When taking pictures of subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected ( A 31), try
pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several times, or try the following techniques.
1 Switch to A (auto) mode and select
Touch AF/AE for the
touch shooting setting.
• x is displayed at right in the monitor in shooting mode.
2 Tap another subject that is as far from the camera as the
desired subject.
3 Press the shutter-release button halfway.
• Confirm that the focus area glows green.
• Exposure is locked for the subject on which focus is
acquired when the shutter-release button is pressed
halfway.
4 Continue holding down the shutter-release button halfway
and recompose the picture.
• Be sure to maintain the same distance between the
camera and the subject while the shutter-release button
is pressed halfway.
5 Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to
take the picture.
Touch shutter
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