Nikon S4000 - Manual (Page 69)

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Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)
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Notes on Face Priority
• If the camera is unable to recognize any faces when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway
with
AF area mode set to Face priority, the AF area mode setting automatically switches to
Auto.
• If no faces are recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in Portrait or Night
portrait scene mode, or smart portrait mode, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of
the frame.
• The camera may be unable to recognize faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
• When the frame includes more than one face, the faces recognized by the camera and the face on
which the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which the
faces are looking.
• In some rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows
green ( A 31). Should this occur, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several
times, or refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the
actual portrait subject (
A 39).
• When pictures in which a face was recognized during shooting are played back in full-frame
playback mode or thumbnail playback mode, depending upon the orientation of the recognized
face, the pictures may be automatically rotated for playback display except pictures taken with
Continuous, BSS, and Multi-shot 16 (A 53).
Autofocus Mode
Choose how the camera focuses.
A (auto) M F (Shooting menu) M Autofocus mode
A Single AF (default setting)
The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway or the
subject on the monitor is tapped (touch shutter, touch AF/AE).
B Full-time AF
The camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed down
halfway. Use with moving subjects. The sound of lens drive movement will be heard
while the camera focuses.