Nikon Coolpix SQ Owner's Manual page 36

Step 3 – Focus and Shoot
Getting Good Results with the Autofocus
The autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and
background and the subject is evenly lit. It does not perform well if the subject is
very dark or moving rapidly, if there are objects of sharply differing brightness in
the scene (e.g. the sun is behind your subjects and their features are in deep
shadow), if there is a lack of contrast (e.g. the buildings all around have white
walls or the subject's clothes are the same color as the background), or if the sub-
ject contains objects at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is in-
side a cage).
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Quick Deletion (
After each shot, the picture you have just taken
will be displayed briefly in the monitor before re-
corded to the memory card.
with the picture you have just taken, you can delete
the picture instantly by pressing the
can also record a voice memo of up to 15 seconds
while pressing the
AF-Assist illuminator
AF-Assist illuminator will automatically illuminate and enable autofocus opera-
tion in dark conditions when the subject is dark and the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway.
• The AF-Assist illuminator working range:
Approx. 0.3* -2.2 m/1 -7.2 ft. (at wide zoom position)
Approx. 0.3* -1.3 m/1 -4.3 ft. (at tele zoom position)
* Approx. 0.15 m/0.5 ft. at middle zoom position
in macro close-up mode
• The AF-Assist illuminator does not fire in the
scene modes
(Night Landscape),
(Fireworks Show) (
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) or memo record ( )
If you are not satisfied
button
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(Landscape),
(Museum) and
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button. You
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(Dusk/Dawn),