Nikon COOLPIX P900 Product Manual - Page 106

Choosing How the Focus Point Is Selected: AF-Area Mode Choose how the focus point for autofocus is selected. Note that d (dynamic-area) and f (3D-tracking) AF-area modes are not available when AF-S is selected for focus mode. Option Description For stationary subjects. Focus point is selected c Single-point AF manually; camera focuses on subject in selected focus point only. For non-stationary subjects. In AF-A and AF-C J Dynamic-area AF (9 points) focus modes, user selects focus point using multi selector (0 85), but camera will focus based on information from surrounding focus points if subject briefly leaves selected point. Number of focus points varies with mode K Dynamic-area AF (21 points) selected: 9-point dynamic-area AF: Choose when there is time to compose photograph or when photographing subjects that are moving predictably (e.g., runners or race cars on a track). 21-point dynamic-area AF: Choose when L Dynamic-area AF (39 points) photographing subjects that are moving unpredictably (e.g., players at a football game). 39-point dynamic-area AF: Choose when photographing subjects that are moving quickly and are hard to keep in frame (e.g., birds). 82 More on Photography