Nikon Coolpix P6000 User Manual page 160

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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Face Priority
• When
Face priority
is selected for
AF area mode,
the setting will automatically switch to
Auto
if
no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
• If no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in
Portrait or Night
portrait
scene mode, the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area.
• The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions
- When the subject is not looking directly at the camera
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
• The camera's ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the
subject is facing the camera.
• In some rare cases shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected (1'j29),
the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area glows green. Should this occur,
switch to auto mode or change the AF area mode setting to
Manual or Center in
P, S, A, M,
U
1
or U
2
modes, refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the
actual portrait subject, and use focus lock (1'j29)
• When a face is detected during shooting, pictures will be rotated automatically, in full-frame and
thumbnail playback modes, according to the orientation of the face detected.
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Autofocus mode
Choose how the camera focuses.
Single AF (default setting)
Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
Full-time AF
Camera focuses continuously until focus is acquired and locked. Use with moving
subjects.