Nikon COOLPIX P500 User Manual page 47

_1_ During Recording
While the indicator showing the number of exposures remaining is blinking, images are being
recorded, Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover. Cutting the 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 per_rm as expected in the following situations, In some rare cases, the su_ect
may not be in focus despite the _ct that the active _cus area or _cus indicator lights in green:
• Subject is very dark
• Objects of sharply differing brighmess 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 _.
standing in front of a white wall) o
• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g., an animal inside a cage) o
• Subiects that repeat the same pattern (e.g., window blinds, buildings with multiple rows of similarly
shaped windows) _"
• Subject is moving rapidly
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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, 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. .g-.
The camera can also be focused using manual focus (_42). D
[] Focus Lock
Use focus lock to focus on off center subjects when Center is selected for AF area mode.
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• Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subiect does not change,
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• When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the exposure is locked.
Position the
subject at the
center of the
frame.
Press the Confirm that Continue holding Press the
shutter- the focus area down the shutter- shutter-release
release lights in green, release button button the rest
button halfway and of the way
halfway, recompose the clown to shoot.
picture.
[] AF-assist illuminator
VVhen lighting is dim, the AF assist illuminator (_196) may light when the shutter release button is
pressed halfway.
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