Nikon COOLPIXS4000PLUM, COOLPIXS4000MDKIT, COOLPIXS4000CS Tapping the Monitor to Focus Touch AF/AE

Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode

Tapping the Monitor to Focus (Touch AF/AE)

BNote on Touch AF/AE

In some rare cases, shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected, the subject may not be in focus (A 31).

CShooting Modes That Enable Touch AF/AE Function

Touch AF/AE can be enabled in shooting modes other than A (auto) mode as well. Touch AF/AE operation differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.

Shooting mode	Touch AF/AE operation
A(auto) mode (A 26), Sports,
Party/indoor, Beach/snow,
Close-up,Food,	Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped.
Museum, Copy, and Backlight
scene modes (A 59)
	• When the camera recognizes a face, only a face framed by a
Scene auto selector scene	border can be selected. When the camera recognizes more
mode (A 59) and smart	than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move
portrait mode (when Smile	the focus area to that face.
timer is set to Off; A 72)	• When no face is recognized, the camera focuses at the area
	tapped.
Portrait and Night portrait	Only a border displayed by the face priority function can be
scene modes (A 59),	selected. When the camera recognizes more than one face,
smart portrait mode (when	tap a face framed by a single border to move the focus area to
Smile timer is set to On; A 72)	that face.
Landscape, Sunset,
Dusk/dawn, Night landscape,
Fireworks show, and	Focus area cannot be changed.
Panorama assist scene modes
(A 59)

CTouch Shooting Setting

The touch shooting setting applied in A (auto) mode is stored in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off, and reapplied the next time A (auto) mode is selected.

38