Nikon P510 - Manual (Page 180)

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Shooting Menu (
j, k, l or m Mode)
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Using Subject Tracking
Choose this mode to shoot moving subjects. Subject tracking begins once you
select a subject to be focused on, and the focus area will move and follow the
subject.
1
Rotate the multi selector to select s Subject
tracking, and press the
k button.
• Press the d button after changing the settings and
return to the shooting screen.
2
Frame the subject at the center of the border,
and 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.
• Once the subject is registered, it is framed by a yellow
focus area display, and subject tracking begins.
• Press the k button to cancel the registration of the
subject.
• If the camera loses sight of the subject, the focus area
display disappears; register the subject again.
3
Press the shutter-release button all the way to
take the picture.
• If the camera focuses on the focus area when the
shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus
area display lights in green and the focus is locked.
• If the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while
the focus area is not displayed, the camera focuses the
subject at the center of the frame.
Rotate the mode dial to
j, k, l or m M d button M j, k, l or m tab (A13)
M AF area mode
Target finding AF
Subject tracking
Center
Manual
Face priority
AF area mode
Auto
1/250 1/250 F5.6 F5.6 1/250 F5.6 840 840
25m 0s 25m 0s
840
25m 0s Start Start Start
End End End
1/250 1/250 1/250 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6