Nikon COOLPIX L6 Owner's Manual page 43

Taking Pictures in the Face-priority AF
1
Press the multi selector G or H to
choose [Face-priority AF] in the portrait
assist menu and press d.
• The K guide is displayed.
2
Frame a picture using the K guide.
• When the camera detects a face, the guide is dis-
played with a double yellow border.
• When the camera detects more than one face, the
closest face is framed by a double border and the
rest by a single border. The camera focuses on the
face framed by the double border. If the camera
loses its ability to detect a face (for example, because the subject has looked
away from the camera), borders are no longer displayed and monitor display
returns to that shown in step 1.
3
Press the shutter-release button
halfway.
• Focus and exposure are set, and the double
border turns green.
4
Press the shutter-release button the rest
of the way down to take a picture.
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Face-Priority AF
• The camera's ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or
not the subject is facing the camera.
• The camera will focus continuously until a face detected.
• If the yellow double border blinks when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the
camera was unable to focus. Release the button and try again.
• If no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera
focus is on the center of the frame.
• The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations;
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
Scene Assist Modes
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