Step 2 Frame a Picture

Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode

1Ready the camera.

Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash and self-timer lamp.

When taking pictures in “tall” orientation, turn the camera so that the built-in flash is above the lens.

2 Frame the picture.

 

When the camera recognizes a face, a yellow

 

double border (focus area) will be displayed

 

around that face.

 

When the camera detects more than one face, a

 

double border will be displayed around the face

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closest to the camera, and single borders around

 

the others.

 

When shooting pictures of subjects other than people, or framing a subject with which no face is recognized, the camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject closest to the camera when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area at which focus has been acquired will be displayed.

Touch AF/AE

Tap a subject in the monitor to select the focus area at which the camera should focus and set the exposure.

uor a double border will be displayed at the position tapped.

To disable the focus area applied using the touch AF/AE function, tap h.

If a position at which focus cannot be acquired is tapped, Xwill be displayed in the monitor. Tap another position within X.

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Nikon COOLPIXS60RED, COOLPIXS60PNK, COOLPIXS60BK Frame a Picture, Ready the camera, Frame the picture, Touch AF/AE