Af Area Mode - Nikon COOLPIX S3200 Reference Manual

The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode)

AF Area Mode

On the A (auto) mode shooting screen M d button M AF area mode
Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.
Option
a Face priority
(default setting)
w Auto
E30
When the camera detects a human
face, it focuses on that face. See "Face
Detection" (A64) for more
information. If more than one face is
detected, the camera focuses on the
face closest to the camera. When
taking pictures of subjects other than
people, or framing a subject with
which no face is detected, the AF
area mode setting switches to Auto,
and the camera automatically selects the focus area (up to nine
areas) containing the subject closest to the camera and focus on it.
The camera automatically selects the
focus area (up to nine areas)
containing the subject closest to the
camera and focuses on it. Press the
shutter-release button halfway to
activate the focus area. When the
shutter-release button is pressed
halfway, the focus area (up to nine
areas) selected by the camera will be
displayed in the monitor.
Description
Focus area
Focus area
8 m 0 s 8 m 0 s
9 5 0 9 5 0
8 m 0 s 8 m 0 s
9 5 0 9 5 0