Nikon P6000 - Manual (Page 43)

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Step 3 Focus and Shoot
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During Recording
While images are being recorded, the AF lamp and/or the indicator showing the number of exposures
remaining will blink. Do not turn the camera off, open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover,
or remove or disconnect the power source while these are blinking. Cutting power or removing the
memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.
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Autofocus
Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations. And in some rare cases, the
subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the active focus area or the AF lamp glow 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.
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Focus Lock
To focus on an off-center subject when Center is selected for AF area mode, use focus lock as
described below.
• 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.
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AF-assist Illuminator
If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illuminator ( A168) may light by pressing the shutter-release
button halfway.
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Position the
subject in the
center focus area.
Press the
shutter-
release
button
halfway.
Confirm that the
focus area is
green.
Continue holding
down the shutter-
release button
halfway and
recompose the
picture.
Press the
shutter-
release
button the
rest of the
way down.