Nikon COOLPIX P7100 Reference Manual page 51

Step 4 Focus and Shoot
_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 active focus area or AF/access lamp lights in 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
standing in front of a white wall)
• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e,g., an animal inside a cage)
• Subjects that repeat the same pattern (e,g., as window blinds or buildings lined with windows of
the same shape)
• Subject is moving rapidly
In these situations, 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 su re that the distance between the
camera and the subject with which focus was locked is the same as that for the actual subject,
The camera can also be focused using manual focus (_'_2).
_1_ The Subject Is Too Close to the Camera
If the camera does not focus, try shooting with _._ (macro close up) (_68) in the focus mode, or
Close-up (_42) scene mode.
[] AF-assist Illuminator
In dark places, the AF assist illuminator (_105) may light when the shutter release button is
pressed halfway,
[] To Make Sure You Do Not Miss a Shot
If you are concerned that you might miss a shot, press the shutter release button all the way without
first pressing it halfway.
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Focus Lock
Use _cus lock to focus on off center subjects when center is selected _r AF area mode,
• Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subiect does not change.
• When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the exposure is locked,
Press the
shutter-
release button
halfway.
Frame the Confirm that Continue holding
subject to be the focus area down the shutter-
focused on lights in release button
using the green, halfway and
camera, recompose the
picture.
Press the
shutter-
release button
all the way to
shoot,
Instead of pressing the shutter release button halfway, you can also press the _:[ (AE L/AF L) button
to shoot with focus lock (_107) (except for Scene auto selector (_40) in scene mode),
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