(Auto) Mode; Changing (Auto) Mode Settings - Nikon COOLPIX S3500 Reference Manual

I_ (auto) mode is useful for general photography, and it allows you to customize a variety of
settings to suit the shooting conditions and the type of shot you want to capture (_63).
Enter shooting mode -') IL_ (shooting mode) button -) IL_ (auto) mode -') _) button -
• You can change how the camera selects the area of the frame to focus on by setting AF
area mode (_63). The default setting is Face priority.
• When AF area mode in the shooting menu is set to Face priority (default setting) the
camera focuses on the subject as follows:
If the camera detects a human face, the camera automatically focuses on it (see "Face
Detection" ([_]68) for more information).
if no faces are detected, the camera automatically selects one or more of the nine focus
areas containing the subject closest to the camera. When the subject is in focus, the
focus area (active focus area) lights in green (maximum of nine areas).
__ Changing I_! (Auto) Mode Settings
o° • Functions That Carl Be Set Using tile Multi Selector ([_52): Hash mode ([_53), self timer
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([_]55), macro mode ([_57), and exposure compensation (_59).
• Functions that can be set by pressing MENU button: Options available in the auto shooting
menu ([_63).
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] Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously
Some settings cannot be used with other functions (_65/.
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