Nikon Coolpix SQ Focus and Shoot Getting Good Results with the Autofocus, AF-Assist illuminator

Step 3 – Focus and Shoot

Getting Good Results with the Autofocus

The autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and background and the subject is evenly lit. It does not perform well if the subject is very dark or moving rapidly, if there are objects of sharply differing brightness in the scene (e.g. the sun is behind your subjects and their features are in deep shadow), if there is a lack of contrast (e.g. the buildings all around have white walls or the subject’s clothes are the same color as the background), or if the sub- ject contains objects at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is in- side a cage).

3 Quick Deletion () or memo record ()

Basic	will be displayed briefly in the monitor before re-
Photography	After each shot, the picture you have just taken
	corded to the memory card. If you are not satisfied
	with the picture you have just taken, you can delete
	the picture instantly by pressing the		button. You
	can also record a voice memo of up to 15 seconds
	while pressing the	button (	55).

AF-Assist illuminator

AF-Assist illuminator will automatically illuminate and enable autofocus opera- tion in dark conditions when the subject is dark and the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

•The AF-Assist illuminator working range: Approx. 0.3* -2.2 m/1 -7.2 ft. (at wide zoom position) Approx. 0.3* -1.3 m/1 -4.3 ft. (at tele zoom position)

*Approx. 0.15 m/0.5 ft. at middle zoom position in macro close-up mode

•The AF-Assist illuminator does not fire in the

scene modes (Landscape), (Dusk/Dawn), (Night Landscape), (Museum) and (Fireworks Show) (49-51).

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