Nikon S203 GAF Area Mode

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

Shooting,

GAF Area Mode

Set to A(auto) Md(Shooting menu) MGAF area mode

Use this option to determine where the camera focuses. When digital zoom is in effect, focus will be on the center of the screen regardless of the settings used.

zFace priority (default setting)

When the camera recognizes a face looking toward
When the camera recognizes a face looking toward
the camera, the camera will focus on that face. See
“Face Priority” (A 102) for more information. If more
“Face Priority” (A 102) for more information. If more
than one face is recognized, focus will be on the face
than one face is recognized, focus will be on the face
closest to the camera.
When shooting pictures of subjects other than
people, or framing a subject with which no face is
people, or framing a subject with which no face is						18
recognized, AF area mode will switch to Auto, and
the camera will automatically select the focus area
(one of nine) containing the subject closest to the
camera.

wAuto

Menus Setup and Playback

Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject closest to the camera. Press the shutter-release button halfway to activate the focus area. When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area selected by the camera will be displayed in the monitor.

xManual

This option is suited to situations in which the intended subject is relatively still and not positioned

in the center of the frame.

Press the multi selector H, I, J, or Kto select from 99 focus areas in the frame. Pictures can be taken while focus-area selection screen is displayed.

To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash,

macro, self-timer and exposure compensation settings, press the kbutton. To return to the focus area selection screen, press the kbutton again.

Focus areas

Focus area

Selectable focus area

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