Nikon COOLPIXS80BK, COOLPIXS80BLUE Focus and Shoot, Press the shutter-release button halfway

Step 3 Focus and Shoot

1Press the shutter-release button halfway.

Focus is locked when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway (A 5).

Basic Photography

When a face is detected, it is framed by the double border indicating the active focus area. When the subject is in focus, the double border turns green.

1/ 250	F3.6
Shutter speed	Aperture

and Playback: G (Easy Auto) Mode

When no face is detected, the camera

automatically selects the focus area (up to nine areas) suitable to the shooting scene. When the subject is in focus, the focus area (A 8, 49) that is selected glows green.

When digital zoom is used, the focus area is	Focus indicator
not displayed and the camera focuses at the
center of the frame. Once focus has been
acquired, the focus indicator will glow green.

Shutter speed and aperture value are displayed when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

The focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

When the camera detects subject movement or camera shake and increases shutter speed, the shutter speed indicator will turn green (Motion detection; A 50).

If the focus area or the focus indicator blinks red when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera is unable to focus. Modify the composition and press the shutter-release button halfway again.

2Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down.

The shutter is released and the picture will be recorded to the memory card or internal memory.

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