Af Area Mode - Nikon Coolpix L830 Reference Manual

AF Area Mode

Select A (auto) mode M d button M AF area mode M k button
Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus when
shooting still images.
Option
a Face priority
E36
When the camera detects a human
face, it focuses on that face. See
"Using Face Detection" (A 57) for
more information.
When framing a composition with
no human subjects or detected
faces, the camera automatically
selects one or more of the nine
focus areas containing the subject
closest to the camera when the
shutter-release button is pressed
halfway.
Description
Focus area
1 / 2 5 0 1 / 2 5 0
Focus areas
2 5 m 0 s 2 5 m 0 s
1 9 0 0 1 9 0 0
F 3.0 F 3.0