Nikon S800c Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus, Touch Shooting, AF-assist Illuminator and Flash

Step 4 Focus and Shoot

BNote About Recording Images

The indicator showing the number of exposures remaining flashes while images are being recorded.

Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover or remove the battery or memory

card while the indicator is flashing. Doing so could result in loss of data or damage to the camera or the memory card.

BSubjects Not Suitable for Autofocus

Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations. In some rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or the focus indicator glows green.

•Subject is very dark

•Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e.g. the sun behind the subject makes that subject appear very dark)

•No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g. a portrait subject wearing a white shirt is standing in front of a white wall)

•Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is inside a cage)

•Regular geometric patterns (e.g. window blind or windows on a skyscraper)

•Subject is moving rapidly

In the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several times, or try focusing on another subject that is at the same distance from the camera as the intended subject (A60).

CTouch Shooting

The active focus area can be changed when using touch shooting. At the default setting, the shutter can be released by simply tapping a subject in the monitor (A53) without pressing the shutter- release button.

CAF-assist Illuminator and Flash

If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illuminator (A75) may light when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, or the flash (A44) may fire when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down.

CTo Make Sure You Do Not Miss a Shot

If you are concerned that you might miss a shot, press the shutter-release button all the way without first pressing it halfway.

CMotion Detection

In G (easy auto) mode or A (auto) mode, when the camera detects subject movement or camera shake, ISO sensitivity and shutter speed are increased to reduce blurring. In this case, the shutter speed indicator turns green.

Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback

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