Focus Lock - Nikon COOLPIX S6400 Reference Manual

Focus Lock

You can use focus lock to focus on off-center subjects when center is selected for AF area
mode.
The following procedure describes how to use focus lock when using A (auto) mode with
AF area mode (A70) set to Center.
Position the subject in the center of the frame.
2
Press the shutter-release
button halfway.
• Confirm that the focus area glows
green.
• Focus and exposure are locked.
3
Continue holding down the shutter-
release button halfway and
recompose the picture.
• Be sure to maintain the same distance between
the camera and the subject while the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
4
Press the shutter-release button the
rest of the way down to take the
picture.
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