Nikon COOLPIX P510 Reference Manual page 48

Shooting Menu (P, S, A or M Mode)
AF Area Mode
Rotate the mode dial to
P, S, A or M
-_ MENU button -)
P, S, A or M
tab (_ 13)
-) AF area mode
You carl set how tile focus area is determined for autofocus.
Option ° Description
I-Q] Face priority
Auto
[lllJ (default setting)
The camera automatically detects
and focuses on a face (see "Using
Face Detection" (1_]85) for more
information).
If the camera detects multiple
faces, the camera focuses on the
face closest to the camera.
When non-human subjects are
photographed, or a subject with Focus area
which no face can be detected is
framed, AF area mode is set to Auto. The camera automatically
selects the focus areas (up to nine) that contain the subject
closest to the camera.
The camera automatically selects
the focus areas (up to nine) that
contain the subject closest to the
camera.
Press the shutter-release button
halfway to activate the focus area.
When the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway, the focus area
selected by the camera is
displayed on the monitor (up to
nine areas).
Focus areas
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