Nikon 7900, COOLPIX5900 manual Changeable, Face-Priority AF, Settings for Assist Modes

PORTRAIT FIGURE

Use to compose shot with camera held as shown at right and subject’s face in top half of frame.

• Camera will focus on subject in framing guide.

FACE-PRIORITY AF

This function is optimum for photographing portraits (from the waist up) of up to three people. When the camera recognizes human faces, the square focus area is displayed and the subject is in focus.

•When the Shutter-release Button is pressed halfway, focus area is locked and the camera focuses.

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AF area

Scene Mode

	OFF	OFF
(changeable)	(changeable)

Face-Priority AF

•When photographing two or three people, the subject closest to the camera is in focus and the focus area turns red. The face selected for focusing by the camera varies depending upon a num- ber of conditions including the direction in which each person is facing.

•The camera focuses continuously, until the camera recognizes the face of subjects.

•When the camera do not recognize the face, the subject at the center of the frame is focused.

•The camera is unable to recognize human faces in the following situations:

-The subject is wearing sunglasses or part of face is in some other way obstructed.

-The face portion is too big because the subject is too close to the camera.

-The face portion is too small because the subject is too far away from the camera.

Settings for Assist Modes

The settings for Flash, Self-timer, Macro close-up in Portrait assist, Landscape assist, Sports assist, and Night portrait assist modes are shown on the table respectively.

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