Nikon COOLPIX AW1100 Quick Start Manual page 200

The Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)
Option
x Manual
y Center
s Subject tracking
B
Notes on AF Area Mode
• When the digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame
regardless of the applied AF area mode option.
• In some rare cases of shooting subjects for which autofocus does not perform as expected (A64),
the subject may not be in focus.
• Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See "Features Not
Available in Combination" (A 60) for more information.
E38
Choose manually the focus
position from 99 areas in the
screen. This option is suited to
situations in which the intended
subject is relatively still and not
positioned at the center of the
frame.
Press the multi selector H, I, J
or K to move the focus area to
where the subject is, and take a
picture.
• To adjust the following settings,
press the k button to temporarily cancel focus area selection,
and then adjust each setting.
- Flash mode, macro mode, self-timer or exposure
compensation
To return to the focus area selection screen, press the k
button again.
The camera focuses at the center
of the frame.
The focus area is always displayed
at the center of the frame.
Subject tracking begins once you
select a subject to be focused on,
and the focus area will move and
follow the subject. See "Using
Subject Tracking" (E39).
Description
Focus area
Selectable areas
15m 15m 15m
1010hPa 1010hPa 1010hPa
Focus area
29m 0s 29m 0s 29m 0s
970 970 970
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