Nikon COOLPIXS80BLUE, COOLPIXS80BK user manual Press the shutter-release button to take a picture

Basic Shooting Functions

4Press the shutter-release button to take a picture.

Press the shutter-release button halfway to acquire focus and exposure and press it all the way down to release the shutter.

BNote on Touch AF/AE

When shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected, the subject may not be in focus (A 29).

CShooting Modes That Enable Touch AF/AE Function

The touch AF/AE can be used in G (easy auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch AF/AE operation differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.

Shooting mode	Touch AF/AE operation
	• When the camera detects a face, only a face framed by
	a border can be selected. When the camera detects
	more than one face, tap a face framed by a single
G (easy auto) (A 24)	border to set focus and exposure for that face. The
	single border changes to a double border.
	• When no face is detected, focus is set for the area
	tapped.

A(auto) mode (A 51), Sports, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow,

Close-up, Food, Museum, Copy, Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped. and Backlighting scene modes

(A 61)

Portrait and Night portrait scene	Only a border displayed by the face detection function
	can be selected. When the camera detects more than
modes (A 61), smart portrait mode
	one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move
(A 72)
	the focus area to that face.
Landscape, Sunset,
Dusk/dawn, Night landscape,	Touch AF/AE cannot be enabled.
Fireworks show, and Panorama
assist scene modes (A 61)

Basic Photography and Playback: G (Easy Auto) Mode

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