Subjects not suitable for autofocus, Focus lock – Nikon COOLPIX P950 Digital Camera User Manual
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Using autofocus
Notes about skin softening
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It may take more time than usual to save images after shooting.
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Under some shooting conditions, the desired results may not be achieved, and effects
may be applied to areas of the image where there are no faces.
Subjects not suitable for autofocus
The camera may not focus as expected in the following situations. In rare cases, the
subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or the focus indicator
is displayed in green:
• Subject is very dark
• Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the shooting conditions (e.g.
the sun behind the subject makes that subject appear very dark)
• No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g. a portrait subject wearing
a white shirt is standing in front of a white wall)
• Point sources of light such as illuminations and night views, or subjects in which
brightness changes such as neon lights
• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is inside
a cage)
• Subjects with repeating patterns (window blinds, buildings with multiple rows of
similarly shaped windows, etc.)
• Subject is moving rapidly
In the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to
refocus several times, or focus on another subject positioned at the same distance
from the camera as the actual desired subject, and use focus lock.
The camera can also focus using manual focus.
Focus lock
Use focus lock to capture creative compositions even when the focus area is set to
the center of the frame.