Nikon 885 - Manual (Page 47)

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Refer
ence—Beyond Point-and-Shoot
Focusing Near and Far: Focus Mode Button
By default, the camera adjusts focus automatically for subjects 30 cm/
1 ft. (at widest angle), 60 cm/2 ft. (at telephoto) or more from the lens,
which is ideal for snapshots. Under some circumstances, however, you
may want to force the camera to focus on distant objects rather than
on the closest object visible in the center of the frame—for example,
when photographing a distant landscape through a screen of branches
or when taking a shot through a window. Or you may want the camera
to focus on something closer than 30 cm—for example, to create a
close-up of a flower or business card. Your Nikon digital camera offers
focus modes for both situations. Some focus modes can be combined
with a timer to delay shutter release, either to keep the camera from
shaking or to allow you to appear in your own photographs.
To select the focus mode, press the 2 button, which may be
found below the monitor on the back of the camera.
1 Press
2 Confirm focus mode setting in monitor
The following settings are available (restrictions may apply depending on the mode
selected).
Setting
No icon
Autofocus
0
Autofocus +
self-timer
@
Infinity
™
Macro close-up
0™
Macro close-up +
self-timer
How It Works
Camera automatically
adjusts focus according to
distance to subject.
Combines autofocus with
self-timer duration of 10 or
3 sec.
Focus is fixed at infinity.
Flash is disabled.
Camera can focus on
objects as close as 4 cm
(1.6 in.) <at widest angle> or
30 cm (1 ft) <at telephoto>,
(measure from lens)
Combines macro close-up
with shutter-release delay of
10 or 3 sec.
When to Use It
Use with subjects 30 cm
(1 ft.) <at widest angle>,
60 cm (2 ft.) <at telephoto>
or more from lens.
Use for self-portrait or
prevent pictures from
blurring when shutter
release button is pressed.
Use when photographing
distant scenes through
foreground objects such
as a window.
Use for close-ups.
Use for close-ups to
prevent pictures from
blurring when shutter
release button is pressed.
Macro Close-Up
To take pictures of subjects within 30 cm (11.8 in.) or closer in macro close-up
mode, set the zoom position to widest angle; you can focus as close as 4 cm
(1.6 in.) from the lens. At zoom position where ™ is displayed in yellow, you can
focus as close as 10 cm (3.9 in.) from the lens.
• We recommend that you frame pictures in the monitor when using macro
close-up.
• While the flash can be used in macro close-up mode, it may sometimes be
unable to light the entire subject. Take a test picture and verify the results in
the monitor.
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