Step 4 Focus And Shoot - Nikon COOLPIX P520 Reference Manual

Step 4 Focus and Shoot
Focus and Exposure
When tile shutter-release button is pressed halfway, tile carnera sets tile focus and
exposure (combination of shutter speed and aperture value). Tile focus and
exposure remain locked while tile shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
• When the digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses on the subject at the
center of the frame, and tile focus area is not displayed. When tile subject is in
focus, tile focus indicator lights in green.
• Tile camera may not be able to focus on certain subjects. See "Autofocus"
(_81) for more information.
• auto mode, the camera automat caUy sdectsthe
a eas onta n ng the subiect losest tothe ame a out
of 9 focus areas. When the subject is in focus, the
focus areas that are in focus (up to 9 areas) light in
green.
Shutter Aperture
speed value
• When P, S, A, M or U mode isselected,the areasto be usedfor focusing can
be set using AF area mode (1_69) in the shooting menu.
• The areasto be usedfor focusing in scenemode vary depending on the
selectedscene(1_36).
• In EFFECTS ( specialeffects)mode,the camerafocusesat the center of the
frame.
The Subject Is Too Close to the Camera
If the camera does not focus, try shooting with _ (macro dose up) (_63) in the focus mode, or
Close-up ([]_41) scene mode,
[] More Information
See "Focusing on Subject" (_79) for more ir/formatior/.
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