Step 3 Focus and Shoot

1Press the shutter-release button halfway.

Basic Photography

When a face looking toward the camera is recognized: Camera will focus on the face surrounded by the double border active focus area. When the subject is in focus, the double border glows green.

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F3.1

Shutter speed

Aperture

and Playback: Auto Mode

When shooting pictures of subjects other than people or framing a subject with which no face is recognized: Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject closest to the camera. When the subject is in focus, the active focus area glows green.

1/125 F3.1

Shutter speed Aperture

When digital zoom is used, the focus area is not displayed

and the camera focuses at the center of the frame. Once focus has been acquired, the focus indicator (A 6) will glow green.

When you press the shutter-release button halfway, the shutter speed and aperture values also appear.

Focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the double border for face recognition may blink, or the focus area or focus indicator may blink red. All of these cases indicate that the camera does not focus. Change the composition and press the shutter-release button halfway again.

See “AF Area Mode” (A 100) or “Face Priority” (A 102) for more information about Face Priority.

2Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down.

The shutter is released and the picture will be recorded to the memory card or internal memory.

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COOLPIXS220GB, COOLPIXS220P, COOLPIXS220CB specifications

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