Shooting Menu (A, B, Cor DMode)

AF Area Mode

Rotate the mode dial to A, B, C, D, E, F, Nor uMdbutton MA, B, C, Dor Rtab (A10) MAF area mode

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

The AF area mode can also be selected by pressing the multi selector K(G) (A55, E81).

In A, B, Cor Dmode, the default setting is Center (normal).

In umode, the default setting is Auto.

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera automatically detects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and focuses on a face (see “Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face Detection” (A85) for more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the camera detects multiple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a Face priority

faces, the camera focuses on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

face closest to the camera.

 

 

 

1/250

F5.6

1280

 

 

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 9) that contain the subject closest to

 

the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera automatically selects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the focus areas (up to 9) that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

contain the subject closest to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

w Auto

Press the shutter-release button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

halfway to activate the focus area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the shutter-release button is

 

 

 

 

 

 

1280

 

 

 

1/250

F5.6

 

 

pressed halfway, the focus area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus areas

 

 

 

selected by the camera is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed on the monitor (up to 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

areas).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference Section

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Nikon COOLPIXP7700BLK manual AF Area Mode, E47, When non-human subjects are, Focus areas up to 9 that