AF Area Mode

Select A(auto) mode M d button M AF area mode M k button

Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the camera detects a human face,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it focuses on that face. See “Using Face

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detection” (A73) for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If more than one face is detected, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera focuses on the face closest to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25m 0s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus area

aFace priority

When taking images of subjects other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

than people, or framing a subject with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

which no face is detected, the camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

will automatically select the focus area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(up to nine areas) containing the subject

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

closest to the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the shutter-release button is

1/250

F3.5

 

 

pressed halfway, the focus areas that are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in focus (up to nine areas) selected by the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus areas

 

camera will be displayed in the monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nikon COOLPIXS5200PLUMKIT, 26377 manual AF Area Mode, E51, Camera will be displayed in the monitor Reference Section

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