Nikon AW110, AW110 Orange Using Face Detection, Focusing on Subject

Focusing on Subject

The focus area or focus range for adjusting focus varies depending on the shooting mode.

•In auto mode, focus area can be set by selecting AF area mode (A58) in the shooting menu.

Using Face Detection

In the following settings, 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	Setting	Number of faces that	Focus area (double border)
		can be detected
	G(Easy auto) mode (A33)
Features	A(Auto) mode (AF area mode	Up to 12	The face closest to the camera
	Portrait, Night portrait, Pet
	(A58) is Face priority)
	portrait* scene modes (A34)
	Smart portrait mode (A45)	Up to 3	The face closest to the center of
			the frame

*If Pet portrait auto release is switched to OFF when Pet portrait is selected, the camera will detect human faces (A41).

•When G(easy auto) mode is selected, the focus area changes depending on which scene the camera automatically selects.

•When using Face priority, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while no faces are detected or while framing a shot with no faces in it, the camera automatically selects the focus areas (up to 9) that contain the subject closest to the camera.

•If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in Portrait or Night portrait scene mode or smart portrait mode, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of the frame.

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