G Af-Area Mode - Nikon COOLPIX P100 User Manual

Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A, B, C, D Modes)

G AF-Area Mode

Set to A, B, C or D M d M A, B, C, D (shooting menu) (A74) M AF area mode
Choose how the focus area is determined for autofocus.
When digital zoom is in effect, the camera will focus on the subject in the center
focus area regardless of the applied AF area mode option.
a
Face priority
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a
face (see "Shooting with Face Priority" (A91) for more
information). If the camera detects multiple faces, the
camera focuses on the face closest to the camera.
When subjects other than people are photographed,
or a subject with which no face can be detected is
framed, AF area mode is set to Auto. The camera
automatically selects the focus area containing the
subject closest to the camera.
w
Auto (default setting)
The camera automatically selects the focus area
containing the subject closest to the camera.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to activate
the focus area.
When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway,
the focus area selected by the camera will be displayed
in the monitor (up to nine areas).
x
Manual
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 in
the center of the frame. Press the multi selector H, I,
J or K to select one of 99 focus areas displayed in the
monitor's focus-area selection screen, and shoot.
To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash mode,
focus mode, self-timer and exposure compensation
settings, press the k button. To return to the focus-
area selection screen, press the k button again.
• At an Image size setting (A76) of H 2736×2736, 81 focus areas are available.
90
1/250 1/250 1/250 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6 17 17 17
Focus area
1/250 1/250 1/250 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6 17 17 17
Focus areas
Focus area
Selectable areas