Nikon S3100 - Manual (Page 38)

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Step 3 Focus and Shoot
1
Press the shutter-release button
halfway.
When the shutter-release button is pressed
halfway (
A 11), the camera sets focus and
exposure (shutter speed and aperture value).
Focus and exposure remain locked while the
shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
When a face is detected, it is framed by the double
border indicating the active focus area. When the subject
is in focus, the double border turns green.
When a face is not detected, camera automatically selects
the focus area (up to nine areas) containing the subject
closest to the camera. When the subject is in focus, the
active focus area glows green.
When digital zoom is used, the focus area is not displayed and the camera focuses at the
center of the frame. Once focus has been acquired, the focus indicator (
A 6) turns
green.
If the focus area or the focus indicator blinks red when the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway, the camera is unable to focus. Modify the composition and press the
shutter-release button halfway again.
2
Press the shutter-release button the rest of
the way down.
The shutter is released and the picture will be recorded to
the memory card or internal memory.
F 3.2 F 3.2 1 / 2 5 0 1 / 2 5 0
Shutter speed
Aperture
value
F 3.2 F 3.2 1 / 2 5 0 1 / 2 5 0
Shutter speed
Aperture
value