Shooting Setting - Nikon COOLPIX S4200 Reference Manual

Using A (Auto) Mode
Shooting Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus
When shooting a subject that is not suitable for autofocus (A31), try pressing the
shutter-release button halfway to refocus several times, or try the following
techniques.
Switch to A (auto) mode (A38) and
select Touch AF/AE for the touch

shooting setting.

2
Tap another subject that is as far from
the camera as the desired subject.
Press the shutter-release button
halfway.
• The camera focuses on the subject and the
focus area glows green.
• Exposure is locked for the subject on which
focus is acquired when the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway.
4
Continue holding down the shutter-
release button halfway and
recompose the image.
• Be sure to maintain the same distance
between the camera and the subject while
the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the
way down to take the picture.
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Touch AF/AE
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