Nikon COOLPIXS550P, COOLPIXS550GB Focus and Shoot, Press the shutter-release button halfway

Step 3 Focus and Shoot

1Press the shutter-release button halfway.

Basic Photography

When people's faces (front view) are recognized:

Camera will focus on the face surrounded by a double border.

Once focus has been locked the double border will glow green.

1/250 F5.6

Shutter Aperture speed

and Playback: Auto Mode

When shooting non-human subjects or when no faces
are 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.	1/250 F5.6

•When the digital zoom is used, the focus indicator

(A6) glows green once the focus has been locked in the center of the monitor.

•The shutter speed and aperture are displayed when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

•The focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

•When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, and then the double border blinks in Face Priority, or the focus area or the focus indicator blinks red, the camera is unable to focus. Change the composition and press the shutter-release button halfway down again.

•See AF area mode (A 94) or “Face Priority” (A96) for more information about Face Priority.

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

The picture will be recorded to the memory card or internal memory.

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