Nikon Coolpix S3000 - Manual (Page 77)

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Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking Mode)
Use this mode to take pictures of moving subjects. Select the subject which the
camera will focus. The focus area will automatically move to track the subject.
1
Press the A button in shooting
mode to display the shooting
mode menu, press the multi
selector
H or I to select s, and
press the
k button.
The display switches to that for subject
tracking mode and a white border is
displayed at the center of the frame.
2
Select a subject.
Align the subject with the border at the center of the
frame and press the
k button.
- The subject is selected.
- When the camera is unable to focus on the subject, the
border will glow red. Change the composition and try
again.
When the subject is selected, a yellow border (focus area)
is displayed around that subject and the camera begins
tracking that subject.
To change the subject, press the
k button to deselect
the current subject.
If the selected subject is not visible in the monitor, the
focus area indicator will disappear and the selection will be canceled. Select the subject
again.
3
Press the shutter-release button to take a
picture.
The camera focuses on the focus area when the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway. The focus area
indicator will glow green and focus will be locked.
When the camera is unable to focus, the focus area
indicator will blink. Press the shutter-release button
halfway again to focus.
If the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while the focus area indicator is not
displayed, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.
Press the shutter-release button all the way down to release the shutter.
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