Nikon Coolpix P300 - Manual (Page 99)

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Shooting Options: Shooting Menu ( A, B, C, D Modes)
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Focusing on Moving Subjects for Shooting (Subject Tracking/
Face Priority Tracking)
Choose this mode to shoot moving subjects.
• When Subject tracking is selected, it begins once you select a subject to be
focused on, and the focus area will move and follow the subject.
• When Face priority tracking is selected, once the camera detects a person’s
face, it automatically registers that face as the subject, and the focus area moves
to track the face.
1
Display the shooting menu (
A73), use the
rotary multi selector to choose AF area mode,
and press the
k button.
2
Choose s Subject tracking or R Face
priority tracking, and press the
k button.
• A white border is displayed at the center of the frame.
3
Select a subject.
• For Subject tracking, point the camera at the subject
you want to focus on, so that the subject is at the center
of the frame, and then press the
k button.
- The subject is registered.
- When the camera is unable to focus on the subject,
the border lights in red. Change the composition and
try again.
• For Face priority tracking, when the camera detects a
face in the frame, that face is automatically registered as
the subject.
- When no faces are detected and the
k button is
pressed, the subject at the center of the frame is
registered.
• Once the subject is registered, it is framed by a yellow
focus area display, which moves to track the subject.
• When you want to change subjects, press the k button
to cancel the currently selected subject.
• If the camera loses sight of the subject, the focus area display disappears; register the
subject again.
Shooting menu
Image mode
White balance
Metering
Continuous
ISO sensitivity
Exposure bracketing
AF area mode
AF area mode
Face priority
Auto
Manual
Center
Subject tracking
Face priority tracking
1/250 1/250 F5.6 F5.6 1/250 F5.6
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Subject tracking
Face priority tracking