Af area mode, Ee “af area mode, A 50) – Nikon COOLPIX-S8100 User Manual

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Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)

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AF Area Mode

Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.

A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M AF area mode

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Face priority (default setting)

When the camera detects a human face, it focuses
on that face. See “Face Detection” (

A 52) for more

information. If more than one face is detected, the
camera focuses on the face closest to the camera.
When taking pictures of subjects other than people,
or framing a subject with which no face is detected,
the

AF area mode setting switches to Auto, and the

camera will automatically select the focus area (up to
nine areas) containing the subject closest to the
camera.

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Auto

The camera has nine focus areas, and automatically
selects the focus areas containing the subject closest
to the camera. Press the shutter-release button
halfway to activate the focus area. 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.

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Manual

Select one of 99 focus areas in the monitor. This
option is suited to situations in which the intended
subject is relatively still and not positioned in the
center of the frame.
Rotate the rotary multi selector or press

H, I, J, or

K to move the focus area to where the subject is,
and take a picture.
To cancel focus area selection and change flash,
macro mode, or self-timer settings, or adjust
brightness, vividness, or hue, first press the

k

button. To return to the focus area selection screen,
press the

k button again.

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Focus area

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Focus areas

Focus area

Selectable focus area

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