Reference Section

Shooting Menu (A, B, C or D Mode)

AF Area Mode

Rotate the mode dial to A, B, C or D Mdbutton MA, B, C or D 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” (A80) for more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the camera detects multiple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25m 0s

 

a Face priority

faces, the camera focuses on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

face closest to the camera.

 

 

 

1/250

F5.6

840

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Press the shutter-release button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25m 0s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

w

halfway to activate the focus area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(default setting)

When the shutter-release button is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

840

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/250

F5.6

 

 

 

pressed halfway, the focus area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus areas

 

 

 

 

selected by the camera is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed on the monitor (up to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nine areas).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nikon P310 manual AF Area Mode, E48, You can set how the focus area is determined for autofocus

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