G Af Area Mode - Nikon COOLPIX S203 User Manual

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

G AF Area Mode

Set to A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M G AF area mode
Use this option to determine where the camera focuses. When digital zoom is in
effect, focus will be on the center of the screen regardless of the settings used.
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Face priority (default setting)
When the camera recognizes a face looking toward
the camera, the camera will focus on that face. See
"Face Priority" (A 102) for more information. If more
than one face is recognized, focus will be on the face
closest to the camera.
When shooting pictures of subjects other than
people, or framing a subject with which no face is
recognized, AF area mode will switch to Auto, and
the camera will automatically select the focus area
(one of nine) containing the subject closest to the
camera.
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Auto
Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of
nine) 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.
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Manual
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 from
99 focus areas in the frame. Pictures can be taken
while focus-area selection screen is displayed.
To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash,
macro, self-timer and exposure compensation
settings, press the k button. To return to the focus
area selection screen, press the k button again.
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Focus areas
Focus area
Selectable focus area