Nikon S5300 - Manual (Page 156)

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AF Area Mode
Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.
Select A (auto) mode M d button M AF area mode M k button
Option Description
a Face priority
When the camera detects a human face,
it focuses on that face.
See “Using Face Detection” (
A61) for
more information.
When framing a composition with no
human subjects or detected faces, the
camera automatically selects one or more
of the nine focus areas containing the
subject closest to the camera when the
shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
880 880
25m 0s 25m 0s
Focus area
F3.7 F3.7 1/250 1/250
Focus areas