Nikon Coolpix 995 No subject detail for Autofocus system, Conflicting or confusing subject detail

Situations Where Autofocus May not Work as Expected Shooting Mode

Autofocus does not perform well under the conditions listed below. You can Autofocus as detailed below.

1.No subject detail for Autofocus system.

•Very dark subjects.

•Scenes with a pronounced difference in brightness (such as a subject in the shade with the sun in the background).

•Low-contrast scenes (such as a subject whose clothing is the same color as a wall or other background).

In these instances, the following alternative focus method is suggested.

Focus on a different subject located at the same distance and that has the same brightness but high contrast, use Autofocus lock (p. 80), then recompose and shoot.

2.Conflicting or confusing subject detail.

•Scenes with subjects located at different distances from the camera.

•Fast-moving subjects

In these instances, the following alternative focus method is suggested.

Focus on a different subject located at the same distance and that has the same brightness, use Autofocus lock (p. 80), then recompose and shoot.

Note: Focus lock

When you lock focus, make sure to mentally check the exposure as Auto exposure is locked at the same time.

Recording Movie/Movie Playback Shooting Mode /Playback Mode ˘

A Movie can be recorded for a maximum of approx. 40 seconds. Each frame has NORMAL Image quality and is of QVGA Image size (320 x 240 pixels). The recorded Movie image can be played back on the Monitor.

Movie Shooting Mode

1 Select “Continuous” > “Movie” (p. 99) in the Shooting menu in mode.

2 Fully depress the Shutter release button to start recording your movie.

3 Fully depress the Shutter release button again to stop recording.

•If you forget to fully depress the Shutter release button to end the movie, the camera will automatically stop the operation after 40 seconds.

•The camera records movies at 15 frames per second in QVGA size (320 x 240 pixels). The file is recorded in QuickTime format (DOS file extension “.MOV”).

Movie Playback Mode

Press button to play back the movie.

•After completing the playback, the final frame is displayed for one second, and then returns to the still image of the first frame.

Advanced Operation

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