Nikon COOLPIX S6500 Reference Manual page 52

AF Area Mode
Select _ mode _
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b utton _ AF mode _ _]_ button
(auto) area
Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.
Option Description
When the camera detects a human face,
it focuses on that f_ce. See "Using Face
Detection" (_73) for more information.
If more than one face is detected, the
camera focuses on the face closest to the
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Focus area
[_] Face priority When taking images of subiects other
than people, or framing a subject with
which no face is detected, the camera
will automatically select the focus area
(up to nine areas) containing the subject
closest to the camera.
When the shutter release button is
>ressed halfway, the focus areas that are
in focus (up to nine areas) selected by the Focus areas
camera will be displayed in the monitor,
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