Nikon COOLPIXS550GB, COOLPIXS550P Focus and Shoot, During Recording, Autofocus, Blink Warning

Step 3 Focus and Shoot

CDuring Recording

While pictures are being recorded, the O (wait) icon will be displayed and the number of exposures remaining or movie length will blink. Do not turn the camera off, open the battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover, or remove or disconnect the power source while these icons are displayed. Cutting power or removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.

CAutofocus

Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations. In some rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or the focus indicator glows green:

•Subject is very dark

•Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e.g. the sun is behind the subject and is in deep shadow)

•No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g. when the subject is standing in front of a white wall, wearing a white shirt)

•Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is inside a cage)

•Subject is moving rapidly

In the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several times, or focus on another subject and use focus lock (A 95). When using focus lock, be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject with which focus was locked is the same as that for the actual subject.

CBlink Warning

When the screen below is displayed shortly after the picture is taken in Face Priority mode, a picture of human subjects with eyes closed may be shot (A 118).

One or more subjects may have closed their eyes.

Exit

•Human subjects with eyes closed will be framed by a yellow border in view images mode.

•To return to the shooting mode, press k or press the shutter-release button halfway (A 119).

DAF-assist Illuminator and Flash

If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illuminator may light by pressing the shutter-release button halfway, or the flash may fire by pressing the shutter-release button all the way down.

The illuminator has a range of about 1.9 m (6 ft.) at the maximum wide-angle position and 1.1 m (3 ft. 7 in.) at the maximum telescopic position. The AF-assist illuminator can be set to Off manually (A 115), although in this case the camera may not focus when lighting is poor.

Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode

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