Nikon COOLPIX AW100 Reference Manual page 5

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The Shooting Menu (a (Auto) Mode)
AF Area Mode
Display the shooting screen in I_1 (Auto) mode ([_51 ) -) MENU button -_ I_1 tab (_ 11 )
-) AF area mode
You can set how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.
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Option Description
The camera detects and focuses on Q
a face (see "Using Face Detection"
([_65) for more information).
If more than one face is detected,
the camera focuses on the face
Face priority closest to the camera.
f-Q] (default When non-human subjects are
setting) photographed, or a subject with
which no face can be detected is Focus area
framed, AF area mode is set to
Auto. The camera automatically selects the focus area (u p to nine
[m] Auto
The camera automatically selects
the focus area (up to nine areas)
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 is
displayed on the monitor (up to
nine areas).
Focus areas
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