Focusing

This camera uses autofocus to focus automatically when shooting. The focus area varies depending on the shooting mode. Here, we will explain how to use focus areas and focus lock.

Using Face Detection

In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

detection to automatically focus on people’s faces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed around the face that the camera focuses on, and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

single borders are displayed around the other faces.

 

 

 

 

 

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Shooting mode

Number of faces that

Focus area (double border)

can be detected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portrait and Night portrait in

 

 

G (easy auto) mode (A 36)

Up to 12

The face closest to the camera

 

Portrait (A 38) and Night portrait

 

 

(A 39) in scene mode

 

 

 

 

 

Pet portrait (when Pet portrait

Up to 121

The face closest to the camera2

auto release is set to OFF; A 43) in

scene mode

 

 

 

 

 

Smart portrait mode (A 48)

Up to 3

The face closest to the center of

the frame

 

 

1If the camera detects both people and pets in the same shot, the camera can detect up to 12

faces.

2If the camera detects a person’s face and a pet’s face in the same shot, it focuses on the pet’s face.

If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.

You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.

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Nikon L610 Black, L610 Red, 6MNA8611-02 Focusing, Using Face Detection, Detection to automatically focus on people’s faces

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