Nikon COOLPIX AW100 manual E39

The Shooting Menu (A(Auto) Mode)

	Option	Description
		Choose manually the focus position
		from 99 areas in the screen. This
		option is suited to situations in
		which the intended subject is
		relatively still and not positioned at
		the center of the frame.
		Press the multi selector H, I, Jor
		K to select one of 99 focus areas	Focus area
x	Manual	displayed on the monitor’s focus-
			Selectable areas
		area selection screen, and shoot.

•To adjust the following settings, press the k button to temporarily cancel focus area selection, and then adjust each setting.

-Flash mode, macro mode or self-timer

-Exposure compensation

To return to the focus area selection screen, press the k button again.

The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.

The focus area is always displayed at the center of the frame.

y Center

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Focus area

		Subject tracking begins once you
		select a subject to be focused on,
	Subject	and the focus area will move and
s		follow the subject. See “Subject
	tracking	Tracking Mode (Focusing on a
		Moving Subject)” (E40).

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BNotes on AF Area Mode

•When the digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame regardless of the applied AF area mode option.

•In some rare cases of shooting subjects for which autofocus does not perform as expected (A31), the subject may not be in focus.

•This feature may not be used in combination with certain features. See “Features That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously” (A63) for more information.

Reference Section

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