[+] Af-Area Mode - Nikon Coolpix P90 User Manual

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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AF-Area Mode
Set to
P, S, A
or
M ~
MENU
~ P, S, A, M
(shooting menu)
(CD1
05) ~ AF area mode
Use this option to determine where the camera focuses.
When digital zoom is in effect, the camera will focus on the subject in the center
focus area regardless of the applied AF area mode option.
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Face priority
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a
face looking toward the camera (see "ShootirlCj with
face Priority"
(CDl23)
for more information). If the
CcHilel'a detects multiple faces, the carnera focuses
Oil
the
face
closest to the camera.
When shooting pictures of subjects other than people,
or framing a subject with which no face is recognized,
AF area mode will be set to
Auto.
The canlera chooses
the focus al'ea.
Focus area
Focus areas
Focus area
Selectable areas
L
r
Choose the focus position from 99 areas in the screen.
rhis option is suited to situiJtions in which the
intended subject
IS
relatively still and not positioned if
I
the cerlter of the frame. Press the multi selector
.A., -.,
~ or ~ to select one of 99 focus areas displayed ill the
monitor's focus-area selection screen, and shoot.
To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash nlOde,
focus mode, self-timer and exposure compensation
settinqs, press the
®
button. To return to the focus-
dlea selection scret"I), press the
@
bUttorl agaill .
• At arl
Image size
settinej
(CD
108) of ~1 2992x2992, 81 focus areas are available.
Manual
Auto (default setting)
mera automatically selects the focus area (one of
Ilirle) containincJ the subject closest to the camera.
Press the shuttel'-release button halfway to activate
the focus area.
When the shutter-release buttOll is pressed halfway,
the focus area selected by the camera will be displayed
ill the monitor.
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