Press The Shutter-Release Button Halfway - Nikon COOLPIX P90 User Manual

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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Press the shutter-release button halfway.

• The camera focuses on the face framed by the double
border. The double border will glow green and focus
will be locked.
• When the camera is unable to focus on a face, the
double border will blink. Press the shutter-release
button halfway again and focus.
• Press the shutter-release button all the way down to shoot.
• If the shutter-release button is fully pressed down while a (smile timer) or y (blink
proof ) is set, the shutter will release automatically when the camera detects a smiling
face (A54).
• When the Blink warning option in the setup menu is set to On (default setting), the
Did someone blink? screen will appear immediately after shooting if there is a
possibility that the subjects' eyes are closed. You can check the picture taken and
determine if you need to take the picture again (A149, 150). To return to the shooting
mode, press k button or press the shutter-release button halfway down.
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Notes on Face Priority
• When Face priority is selected for AF area mode, the setting will automatically switch to Auto if
no face is detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
• If no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in the Portrait or Night
portrait scene modes, the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area.
• The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions
- When the subject is not looking directly at the camera
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
• The camera's ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the
subject is facing the camera.
• In some rare cases of shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected
(A29), the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows green.
Should this occur, change the AF area mode setting to Manual or Center in A, B, C, D, E and
F modes, refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the
actual portrait subject, and use focus lock (A29).
• Pictures that were shot using face priority will be rotated automatically when displayed in full-
frame or thumbnail playback mode according to the orientation of the face.
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