Nikon COOLPIX L15 User Manual page 35

_1_ Autofocus
Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations In some rare cases, the subject
may not be in focus despite the fact that the active focus area and the focus indicator glow green;
• Subject is very dark
• Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (eg the sun is behind the subject
and is in deep shadow)
• No contrast between the subject and surroundings (eg when the subject is standing in front of a
white wall, wearing a white shirt)
• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (eg the subject is inside a cage)
• Subject is moving rapidly
In the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter release button halh_vay to refocus several
times, or focus on another subject and use focus lock 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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[] Focus Lock
To focus on off center subject, use focus lock as described blow
• Be sure that the distance between the camera and the sub]ect does not change while focus is
locked
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Position the subject Press the Confirm that the Continue holding Press the
in the center of the shutter focus indicator down the shutter shutter
frame, release (_tl) is green, release button release
button halfway and button the
halfway, recompose the rest of the
picture, way down.
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[] AF-assist Illuminator and Flash
If the subject is poorly lit, the AF assist illuminator may light by pressing the shutteprelease button
halfway, or the flash may fire by pressing the shutter release button all the way down The
illuminator has a range of about 24 m (7 ft 10S in) at the maximum wide angle position and 17 m
(5 ft 69 in) at the maximum telescopic position The AF assist illuminator can be set to [Off]
manually ([i_. 87), although in this case the camera may not focus when lighting is poor
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