Nikon S5200 - Manual (Page 183)

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AF Area Mode
Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.
Select A (auto) mode M d button M AF area mode M k button
Option Description
a Face priority
When the camera detects a human face,
it focuses on that face. See “Using Face
Detection” (
A73) for more information.
If more than one face is detected, the
camera focuses on the face closest to the
camera.
When taking images of subjects other
than people, or framing a subject with
which no face is detected, the camera
will automatically select the focus area
(up to nine areas) containing the subject
closest to the camera.
When the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway, the focus areas that are
in focus (up to nine areas) selected by the
camera will be displayed in the monitor.
890 890
25m 0s 25m 0s
Focus area
F3.5 F3.5 1/250 1/250
Focus areas