Nikon COOLPIX S3000 User Manual page 39

_1_ During Recording
WMe pictures are being recorded, the number of exposures remaining will blink, Do notopen the
battery-chamber/memorycardslotcoverwhile pictures are being recorded, Cutting power or
removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the
camera or card,
_1_ Autofocus
Auto_cus may not perform as expected in the _llowing situations, In some rare cases, the subject
may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or the focus indicator glows green:
• Subject is very dark
• Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e,g, the sun behind the subject
makes that subject appear very dark) _"
• No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e,g. a portrait subject, wearing a white shirt, is o
standing in front of a white wall) o
• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is inside a cage) __
• Subject is moving rapidly "<
In the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter release button halfway to refocus several __
times, or focus on another subject and use focus lock (_ 45), When using focus lock, be sure that _-
the distance between the camera and the subject with which focus was locked is the same as that
for the actual subject. _,
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_1_ Note on Face Priority
See AF area mode (_ 44) and "Face Priority" (_ 46) for more information, o
[] BlinkWarning Screen
When the camera detects that portrait subjects may have blinked when a picture was taken in face
priority mode with _ Blink warning set to On, the blink warning screen (_ 141) is displayed in
the monitor.
AF-assist Illuminator and Flash
If the subject is poorly lit, the AF assist illuminator (_ 136) may light by pressing the shutter release
button halfway, or the flash (_ 30) may fire when the shutter release button is pressed all the way
down.
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