Nikon Coolpix S710 User Manual page 117

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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Press the shutter-release button halfway
Focus will be on the face framed by the double border.
The double border will glow green once focus has been
locked.
When the camera is unable to focus, the double border
will blink. Press the shutter-release button halfway and try
focusing again.
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down
to take the picture.
You don't need to press the shutter-release button halfway in the smile mode. If the
camera detects the smiling face, the shutter is automatically released
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Notes about Face Priority
• In Face priority, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are recognized, AF
area mode will be set to Auto.
• In the Portrait, Night portrait or Smile mode settings of scene mode, if the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway when no faces are recognized, focus will be set on the center of the
screen.
• The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
- When the subject is not looking directly at the camera
• The camera's ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the
subject is facing the camera.
• In some rare cases shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected
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the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows green. Should this
occur/ switch to
10
(auto) mode or change the AF area mode setting to Manual or Center in
P,
5, A,
and
M
modes, refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera
as the actual portrait subject and use focus lock
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