Selecting Focus Option - Nikon CoolPix P3 User Manual

Selecting Focus Option

The following four options are available:
Mode
AF Autofocus
(default setting)
w Infinity
Focusing
M
limit
Macro
F
close-up
Display Focus menu.
Note on Focus Option
Focus option cannot be selected in some scene modes (P.33 - 40).
Description
The camera automatically adjusts
the focus according to the dis-
tance to the subject.
The camera focuses on subjects
from 5 m (16 ft. 5 in.) to infinity.
The camera can focus on sub-
jects from 2 m (6 ft. 7 in.) to
infinity.
When the F icon on the shoot-
ing display turns green and the
zoom position is set to wide-
angle, the camera can focus on
objects as close as 4 cm (1.7 in.)
from the lens.
Focus
OK OK OK
1/60 1/60 1/60 F2.7 F2.7 F2.7 120 120 120
When to use
Use when subject is 30 cm (1 ft.)
or more from the lens at a wide-
angle zoom position.
Use when
scenes
objects such as windows.
Use when subject is 2 m (6 ft. 7
in.) or further from the lens. The
camera will focus faster than
when set to Autofocus. Avail-
able only when the mode dial is
set to M or E.
Use for close-ups.
Highlight option.
Selected focus option is indicated by
icon on monitor.
• To exit without setting the focus mode,
wait five seconds without pressing d.
shooting distant
through foreground
Focus
OK OK OK
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