The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode, Continuous Shooting Mode)

AF Area Mode

Select A(auto) mode or continuous shooting mode (A25) Mdbutton MAor C tab (A11) MAF area mode

You can set how the focus area is determined for autofocus.

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera automatically detects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and focuses on a face (see “Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face Detection” (A75) for more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the camera detects multiple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face priority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29m 0s

 

faces, the camera focuses on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a (default

face closest to the camera.

 

 

1140

 

setting)

When non-human subjects are

 

 

Focus area

 

 

photographed, or a subject with

 

which no face can be detected is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

framed, AF area mode is set to Auto. The camera automatically

 

selects the focus areas (up to nine) that contain the subject

 

closest to the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera automatically selects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the focus areas (up to nine) that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

contain the subject closest to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

w Auto

Press the shutter-release button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29m 0s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

halfway to activate the focus area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the shutter-release button is

 

1140

 

 

pressed halfway, the focus area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus areas

 

selected by the camera is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed on the monitor (up to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nine areas).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference Section

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Nikon COOLPIXS9300SIL, S9200 manual AF Area Mode, E37, You can set how the focus area is determined for autofocus