Nikon P3 - Manual (Page 33)

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Selecting Focus Option
The following four options are available:
Note on Focus Option
Focus option cannot be selected in some scene modes (P.33 - 40).
Mode Description When to use
AF Autofocus
(default setting)
The camera automatically adjusts
the focus according to the dis-
tance to the subject. Use when subject is 30 cm (1 ft.)
or more from the lens at a wide-
angle zoom position.
w Infinity
The camera focuses on subjects
from 5 m (16 ft. 5 in.) to infinity.
Use when shooting distant
scenes through foreground
objects such as windows.
M
Focusing
limit
The camera can focus on sub-
jects from 2 m (6 ft. 7 in.) to
infinity.
Use when subject is 2 m (6 ft. 7
in.) or further from the lens. The
camera will focus faster than
when set to Autofocus. Avail-
able only when the mode dial is
set to M or E.
F
Macro
close-up
When the F icon on the shoot-
ing display turns green and the
zoom position is set to wide-
angle, the camera can focus on
objects as close as 4 cm (1.7 in.)
from the lens.
Use for close-ups.
Display Focus menu. Highlight option.
Selected focus option is indicated by
icon on monitor.
• To exit without setting the focus mode,
wait five seconds without pressing d.
OK OK OK
Focus
OK OK OK
Focus
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