Nikon S9100 user manual AF Area Mode

AF Area Mode

I_1 (auto) -)

(Shooting menu)

"_ AF

area

mode

MENU

Use this

option

to

determine

how

the

camera

selects

the

focus area for

autofocus.

[_]

Face priority

(default

Setting)

When the camera detects a human face, it focuses

on that

face. See "Face Detection"

(_

56) for more

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information. If more than one face isdetected, the

camera focuses on the face closest to the camera.

When taking pictures of subjects other than people,

or framing a subject with which no face is detected,

the AF area mode setting switches to Auto, and the

camera will automatically sdect the focus area (up to

nine

areas) containing

the subject

closest

to the

Focug area

camera.

AUT0

Auto

The camera has nine focus areas, and automatically

selects the focus areas containing

the

subject closest

_

to the camera. Pressthe shutter-release button

halfway to activate the focus area. When the shutter-

release button is pressed halfway, the focus areas

that are in focus (up to nine areas) selected by the

camera will be displayed in the monitor.

Focus areas

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Manual

Select one of 9g focus

areas in the

monitor. This

Focus

area

option is suited to situations in which the intended

subject is relatively still and not positioned in the

center

of the frame.

Rotate

the rotary multi

selector

or press A,

V, ,,

or

•to move the focus area to where the subject is, and take a picture.

•To change settings for any of the following functions, first press the _) button to cancel focus-

area selection, then change the settings asdesired. Selectable focus area

-Flash mode, macro mode, self-timer

-Brightness (exposure compensation), vividness, hue

To return to the focus area selection screen, press the _) button again.

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