Nikon COOLPIX S6400 Reference Manual page 176

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Focus Area That Can Be Set with Touch Shutter or Touch AF/AE
The focus area that can be set by tapping the monitor when using Touch shutter or Touch AF/AE
varies depending on the shooting mode as described below.
Shooting mode
A (auto) mode (A38)
Scene auto selector, Sports, Party/
indoor, Beach, Snow, Close-up, Food,
Museum, Black and white copy,
Backlighting, and 3D photography scene
modes (A40)
Special effects mode (A52)
Portrait and Night portrait scene modes
(A40)
Landscape, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Night
landscape, Fireworks show, and Easy
panorama scene modes (A40)
Pet portrait scene mode (A40) (when
pet portrait auto release is set to Off
Smart portrait mode (A54) (when smile
timer is set to Off
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When the camera detects more than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to set the
focus area on that face.
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When enabled, Touch shutter and Touch AF/AE are disabled.
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Available focus area
Focus area can be changed onto the subject that is
1
tapped.
Only a border displayed by face detection (A75)
1
can be selected.
• The shutter can be released using Touch
shutter, but the focus area cannot be changed.
See "Characteristics of Each Scene" (A42).
• Touch AF/AE cannot be used.
Only a border displayed by pet detection (A49) or
face detection can be selected.
• When a face is detected: Only a border displayed
by face detection (A75) can be selected.
• When no face is detected: Focus area can be
changed onto the subject that is tapped.
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