Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

AF Area Mode

Set to A(auto) M F(Shooting menu) M AF 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.

Shooting,

zFace priority (default setting)

When the camera recognizes a face looking toward

the camera, the camera will focus on that face. See “Face Priority” (A 118) for more information. If more 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 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

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Playback and Setup Menus

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.

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yCenter

Camera focuses on subject in center of frame. Center focus area is always displayed.

Focus areas

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Focus area

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Nikon S230 user manual AF Area Mode, 116, Set to Aauto M FShooting menu M AF area mode, Center, Focus areas