G Af Area Mode - Nikon COOLPIX S610 User Manual

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

G AF Area Mode

Use this option to determine where the camera focuses.
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.
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Face priority
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a
face looking toward the camera (Shooting with Face
Priority ➝ A 92). If the camera detects multiple
faces, the camera focuses 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 be set to Auto. The
camera chooses the focus area (one of nine)
containing the subject closest to the camera and focuses on the subject.
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Auto (default setting)
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 rotary 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, macro mode, self-timer and exposure
compensation settings, press the k button. To
return to the focus-area selection screen, press the
k button.
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Focus areas
AF area
Selectable focus areas