Focusing

This camera uses autofocus to focus automatically when shooting. The focus area varies depending on the shooting mode. Here, we will explain how to use focus areas and focus lock.

Using Face Detection

In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face detection to automatically focus on human faces. If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is displayed around the face that the camera will focus on, and single borders are displayed around the other faces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Shooting mode

Number of faces that

Focus area (double border)

can be detected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When AF area mode (A68) in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A(auto) mode (A38) is set to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face priority.

Up to 12

The face closest to the camera

 

Scene auto selector (A41),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portrait (A41), or Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

portrait (A42) scene mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pet portrait scene mode (when

Up to 121

The face closest to the camera2

Pet portrait auto release is

turned off) (A48)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smart portrait mode (A53)

Up to 3

The face closest to the center of

the frame

 

 

1If the camera detects both people and pets in the same shot, the camera can detect up to 12

faces.

2If the camera detects a human face and a pet face in the same shot, it focuses on the pet’s face.

Shooting Features

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S5200, COOLPIXS5200RED, COOLPIXS5200PLUM, COOLPIXS5200PLUMKIT, 26377 specifications

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