Nikon P80 - Manual (Page 116)

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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G AF Area Mode
Use this option to determine where the camera focuses.
When digital zoom is effect, the camera will focus on the subject in the center
focus area regardless of the applied
AF area mode option.
z Face priority
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face
looking toward the camera (Shooting with Face-Priority
→ A 103).
When shooting pictures of subjects other than people,
or framing a subject with which no face is recognized,
AF area mode will be set to Auto. The camera chooses
the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject
closest to the camera and focuses on the subject.
w Auto (default setting)
Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of
nine) 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 will be
displayed in the monitor.
x Manual
This option is suited to situations in which the intended
subject is relatively still and not positioned in the center
of the frame.
Press the multi selector
H, I, J or K to select from 99
focus areas in the frame. Pictures can be shot while
focus-area selection screen is displayed.
To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash mode,
focus mode, self-timer and exposure compensation
settings, press
k. To return to the focus-area selection
screen, press k.
• At an
Image size setting (A 89) of H 2736×2736,
81 focus areas are available.
Focus area
1/125 F2.8 1/125 F2.8 20 20 20
Focus area
1/125 F2.8 1/125 F2.8 20 20 20
Focus area
Selectable focus areas