Nikon D5500 User Manual page 344

❚❚ Choosing How the Camera Picks the Area (AF-Area Mode)
In modes other than i, j, and (, the following AF-area modes
can be selected in live view (note that subject-tracking AF is not
available in %, U, ', and 3 modes):
6 Face-priority AF
7 Wide-area AF
8 Normal-area AF
9 Subject-tracking AF
1
Display AF-area modes.
Press the P button, then highlight the
current AF-area mode in the
information display and press J.
166 Live View
Option
Use for portraits. The camera
automatically detects and focuses on
portrait subjects.
Use for hand-held shots of landscapes and
other non-portrait subjects. Use the multi
selector to select the focus point.
Use for pin-point focus on a selected spot
in the frame. A tripod is recommended.
Use if you want focus to track a selected
subject.
Description
P button
Information display