Focus Lock - Nikon COOLPIX S3200 Reference Manual

Focus Lock

Use focus lock to focus on off-center subjects when center is selected for AF area
mode. To focus on off-center subjects when Center is selected for AF area mode
in the shooting menu (A37) in A (auto) mode, use focus lock as described
below.
Position the subject at the center of the
frame.
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Press the shutter-release button
halfway.
• The camera focuses on the subject and the
focus area glows green.
• Focus and exposure are locked.
Continue holding down the shutter-release
button halfway and recompose the picture.
• Be sure that the distance between the camera and the
subject does not change.
Press the shutter-release button the rest of
the way down to take the picture.
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1 / 2 5 0 1 / 2 5 0 F 3.5 F 3.5
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