Nikon P330 - Manual (Page 167)

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Shooting Menu (
A, B, C or D Mode)
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AF Area Mode
You can set how the focus area is determined for autofocus.
Rotate the mode dial to A, B, C, D or i M d button M A, B, C, D or i tab (A7)
M AF area mode
Option Description
a Face priority
The camera detects and focuses on
a face (see “Using Face Detection”
(
A80) for more information).
If the camera detects multiple
faces, the camera focuses on the
face closest to the camera.
When non-human subjects are
photographed, or a subject with
which no face can be detected is
framed, AF area mode is set to
Auto. The camera automatically selects the focus areas (up to 9)
that contain the subject closest to the camera.
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Auto
(default setting)
The camera automatically selects
the focus areas (up to 9) that
contain 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 area
selected by the camera is
displayed on the monitor (up to 9
areas).
840 840 840
25m 0s 25m 0s 25m 0s
1/250 1/250 1/250 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6
Focus area
1/250 1/250 1/250 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6
Focus areas