Shooting Feat

Focusing on Subjects

Shooting Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus

When shooting a subject that is not suitable for autofocus (A25), try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several times, or try the following techniques.

1 Switch to A (auto) mode (A31) and

 

Touch shooting

select Touch AF/AE (A53) for the

 

 

touch shooting setting.

Touch shutter

Subject tracking

 

 

Touch AF/AE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Tap another subject that is as far from

the camera as the desired subject.

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3Press the shutter-release button halfway.

The camera focuses on the subject and the focus area glows green.

Exposure is locked for the subject on which focus is acquired when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

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4Continue holding down the shutter- release button halfway and recompose the image.

Be sure to maintain the same distance between the camera and the subject while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

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5Press the shutter-release button the

rest of the way down to take the image.

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Nikon S800c manual Shooting Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus, Switch to a auto mode A31