Nikon COOLPIX S230 User Manual page 128

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AF Area Mode
Set to I_1 (auto) ") D ") AF mode
(Shooting menu) area
Use this option to determine where the camera focuses. When digital zoom is in
effect, focus will be on the center of the screen regardless of the settings used.
_ Facepriority (default setting)
When the camera recognizes a face looking toward
the camera, the camera will focus on that face. See
"Face Priority" ([_ ] ] 8) for more information, if more
than one face is recognized, focus will be on the face
closest to the camera.
When shooting pictures of subjects other than
people, or framing a subject with which no face is
recognized, AF area mode will switch to Auto, and
the camera will automatically select the focus area
(one of nine) containing the subject closest to the
camera.
N Auto
Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of
nine) containing 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 will be displayed in the monitor.
Focus areas
[g] Center
Camera focuses on subject in center of frame.
Center focus area is always displayed.
Focus area
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