Nikon S9500, S9400 BNotes on AF Area Mode

The Shooting Menu (A(Auto) Mode)

Option Description

The camera focuses at the center of the frame.

The focus area is always displayed at the center of the frame.

yCenter

29m 0s

970

Focus area

Subject tracking begins once you select a subject to be focused on, and the focus area will move and

sSubject tracking follow the subject. See “Using Subject Tracking” (E40).

End

When the camera detects the main subject, it focuses on that subject. See “Using the Target Finding AF” (A66) for more information.

MTarget finding AF

1/250 F3.4

Focus areas

BNotes on AF Area Mode

•When the digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame regardless of the applied AF area mode option.

•In some rare cases of shooting subjects for which autofocus does not perform as expected (A68), the subject may not be in focus.

•Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not Available in Combination” (A64) for more information.

•If the camera does not focus on the desired subject when using a feature that selects and focuses on the subject, such as Target finding AF, set AF area mode to Manual or Center and align the focus area with the desired subject. You can also try using focus lock (A68).

Section Reference

E39