Nikon COOLPIX B600 Reference Manual - Page 121

Option Description • As for single-point AF except that the camera focuses on a wider area. f [Wide-area AF (S)] • Choose for snapshots, subjects that are in motion, and other subjects that are difficult to photograph using single-point AF. • During movie recording, wide-area AF can be used for smooth focus when making panning or g [Wide-area AF (L)] tilting shots or filming moving subjects. • If the selected focus area contains subjects at different distances from the camera, the camera will assign priority to the closest subject. • The focus areas for [Wide-area AF (L)] are 1 [Wide-area AF larger than those for [Wide-area AF (S)]. (L-people)] • If [Wide-area AF (L-people)] is selected, the camera will detect and focus on the faces or eyes of human portrait subjects (face/eyedetection AF, 082). 2 [Wide-area AF • If [Wide-area AF (L-animals)] is selected, the (L-animals)] camera will detect and focus on the faces or eyes of dogs and cats (animal-detection AF, 0 84). Focus 79