Shooting With Face Priority - Nikon COOLPIX P100 User Manual

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Center
Camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame.
Center focus area is always used.
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More Information
• See "Autofocus" (A31) for more information.
• See "Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously" (A96) for more information.

Shooting with Face Priority

The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face.
The face priority function will be enabled for the following situations.
• Face priority is selected for AF area mode (A90)
• When Portrait (A46) or Night portrait (A47) is chosen for scene mode
• When scene auto selector mode (A43) is chosen
• When smart portrait mode (A55) is chosen
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Frame the picture.
• When the camera detects a face, that face will be framed
by a yellow double border.
• When the camera detects more than one face, depending upon the shooting mode,
the operation varies as follows.
Shooting mode
A, B, C, D, M modes
(Face priority)
Portrait or Night portrait
scene modes
Scene Auto Selector mode
Smart portrait mode
Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A, B, C, D Modes)
Faces framed by a double
border
The face closest to the camera
* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
The face closest to the center
of the frame
* The other faces are framed by
a single border.
17 17 17
1/250 1/250 1/250 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6
Focus area
1/250 1/250 1/250 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6 17 17 17
Number of faces to be
recognized
Up to 12
Up to 3
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