The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode)

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

Select one of 99 focus areas in the

Focus area

 

monitor. 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

 

 

 

 

K to move the focus area to the

 

 

 

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position where you want to focus,

 

 

 

 

 

 

and then shoot.

 

 

 

 

Before making any of the settings

 

 

 

 

Selectable focus area

 

below, press the kbutton to

 

 

 

 

 

cancel the focus-area selection.

 

 

 

-Flash mode

-Macro mode, self-timer, or exposure compensation When the settings are complete, press the k button again to reactivate the focus-area selection.

The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. The center focus area is always displayed.

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Focus area

 

 

 

Use this function to take pictures of

 

 

 

 

moving subjects. Register the subject

 

 

on which the camera will focus. The

 

 

s Subject tracking focus area will automatically move to

 

 

track the subject. See “Using Subject

 

 

Tracking” (E32) for more

 

 

information.

Start

 

 

 

 

BNotes About AF Area Mode

When digital zoom is in effect, focus will be on the center of the screen regardless of the AF area mode setting.

Autofocus may not perform as expected (A29).

There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Functions That Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A59) for more information.

Reference Section

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Nikon S2600 manual E31

S2600 specifications

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