Nikon COOLPIX P900 Reference Manual - Page 48

y M O Pet portrait • When you point the camera at a dog or cat, the camera detects the face of a dog or cat and focuses on it. By default, the shutter is automatically released when the face of a dog or cat is detected (pet portrait auto release). • On the screen displayed when O Pet portrait is selected, select U Single or V Continuous. - U Single: Whenever the face of a dog or cat is detected, the camera captures one image. - V Continuous: Whenever the face of a dog or cat is detected, the camera captures three images continuously. B Pet Portrait Auto Release The following settings can be set when you press the multi selector J (n). • Y Pet portrait auto release: The camera automatically releases the shutter when it detects the face of a dog or cat. - Pet portrait auto release is set to k after five bursts have been taken. - You can also release the shutter by pressing the shutter-release button. When V Continuous is selected, images are captured continuously while the shutter-release button is held all the way down. • k: The camera releases the shutter when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down. - The camera focuses on the face of a dog, cat, or human when detected. - When V Continuous is selected, images are captured continuously while the shutter- release button is held all the way down. B Focus Area • When the camera detects a face, the face is displayed inside a yellow border. When the camera acquires focus on a face displayed inside a double border (focus area), the double border changes to green. If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame. • Under some shooting conditions, the face of a dog, cat, or human may not be detected and other subjects may be displayed inside a border. 25m 0s 500 34 Shooting Features Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)