Af Area Mode - Nikon COOLPIX S9900 Quick Start Manual

AF Area Mode

Enter shooting mode M d button M D menu icon M AF area mode M
k button
Set how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus in short movie show
mode or when recording movies.
Option
a Face priority
(default setting)
y Center
B
Notes About AF Area Mode for Movie Recording
AF area mode is set to focus on the center in the following situations even when
Face priority is selected.
When Movie VR is set to On (hybrid) and Movie options is set to Z 1080/
60i or U 1080/50i.
When Autofocus mode in the movie menu is set to Single AF and no faces are
detected before pressing the b (e) button.
When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options.
When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on
that face. See "Using Face Detection" (E16) for more
information.
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame.
Description
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