Nikon COOLPIXS550GB, COOLPIXS550P, COOLPIXS550CB user manual GAF Area Mode

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

GAF Area Mode

Use this option to determine where the camera focuses. When digital zoom is in effect, focus will be on the center of the screen regardless of the settings used.

zFace priority (default setting)

When the camera recognizes a face (front view), the

camera will focus on that face. See “Face Priority”
(A96) for more information. If more than one face is
recognized, focus will be on the face closest to the
camera.
When shooting non-human subjects or when no
faces are recognized, AF area mode will switch to	10
Auto, and the camera will automatically
select the focus area (one of nine) containing the
subject closest to the camera.

wAuto

Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus

Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject closest to the camera. Press the shutter-release button halfway to activate the focus area. When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area selected by the camera will be displayed in the monitor.

xManual

This option is suited to situations in which the intended subject is relatively still and not positioned

in the center of the frame.

Press the multi selector H, I, Jor Kto select from 99 focus areas in the frame. Pictures can be taken while focus-area selection screen is displayed.

To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash,

macro, self-timer and exposure compensation settings, press k. To return to the focus-area selection screen, press k.

10

Focus area

Focus area

Selectable focus areas

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