Af Area Mode; Autofocus Mode - Nikon Coolpix L830 Reference Manual

AF Area Mode

Enter shooting mode M d button M D menu icon M AF area mode M k button
Set the focus area in movie mode.
Option
a Face priority
(default setting)
y Center
When Movie options is set to Z 1080/60i or U 1080/50i, and Movie VR is set to
On (hybrid), the setting is fixed at Center.
When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options, the setting is fixed at Center.

Autofocus Mode

Enter shooting mode M d button M D menu icon M Autofocus mode M k button
Set how the camera focuses in movie mode.
Option
A Single AF
(default setting)
B Full-time AF
When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options, the setting is fixed at Single AF.
When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that face
(A 57). When Autofocus mode in the movie menu is set to Single
AF, and no faces are detected before the b (e movie-record) button
is pressed, the camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
Focus is locked when the b (e movie-record) button is pressed to
start recording.
Select this option when the distance between the camera and the
subject will remain fairly consistent.
Camera focuses continuously.
Select this option when the distance between the camera and subject
will change significantly during recording. The sound of the camera
focusing may be heard in the recorded movie. Use of Single AF is
recommended to prevent the sound of the camera focusing from
interfering with recording.
Description
Description
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