Nikon COOLPIX5900, 7900 manual AF Assist

AF Assist

Rotate the Mode Dial to to select AF assist ( 117), and then press .

Your camera is equipped with an AF-assist Illumina- tor. If lighting is poor, the built-in

AF-assist Illuminator will light when the shutter-re- lease button is pressed halfway, allowing the cam- era to focus even when the subject is poorly lit.

Select Auto (default setting) or Off and press .

AF ASSIST

Auto

Off

Confirm

The Set-up Menu

Option	Description
	If lighting is poor, the AF-assist illuminator lights when
Auto	the Shutter-release Button is pressed halfway, allow-
(default setting)	ing the camera to focus the subject (	24).
	The AF-Assist Illuminator does not light.
	The AF-assist Illuminator can be turned off for shoot-
	ing in situations in which the AF-assist Illuminator is
	too bright for human subjects or in which flash pho-
Off	tography is prohibited. When the AF-assist Illumina-
	tor is turned off, it will not light even when the
	subject is poorly lit. Under these conditions, however,
	the camera may not be able to focus accurately.

AF-Assist Illuminator Provides the Following Range

•Zoom out: a range of approx. 0.4 - 2.4 m (1'3" - 7'9")

•Zoom in: a range of approx. 0.4 - 1.5 m (1'3" - 4'9")

AF-Assist Illuminator

When the AF-assistoption is set to Auto, the AF-assist Illuminator will light in the fol- lowing cases:

•AF area mode is set to Auto or Off in the shooting menu, or the focus area in the

center of the frame is selected when AF area mode is set to Manual.

•Shooting in (portrait assist) mode without using a framing guide ( 31).

•Shooting in (night portrait assist) mode without using a framing guide ( 35).

•Shooting in the close-up mode.

•Shooting in the scene mode such as PARTY/INDOOR, BEACH/SNOW, DASK/

DAWN, COPY, BACK LIGHT, or PANORAMA ASSIST.

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