G Af-Area Mode - Nikon COOLPIX P90 User Manual

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

G AF-Area Mode

Set to A, B, C or D M d M A, B, C, D (shooting menu) (A105) M 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 (see "Shooting with
Face Priority" (A123) for more information). 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.
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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.
x
Manual
Choose 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 (A108) of H 2992×2992, 81 focus areas are available.
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16 16 16
1/125 1/125 F2.8 F2.8
Focus area
16 16 16
1/125 1/125 F2.8 F2.8
Focus areas
Focus area
Selectable areas