Nikon COOLPIX S6100 User Manual - Page 66

Taking Pictures of Subjects with Which Autofocus may not Perform as, Expected, Touch AF/AE

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Adjusting the A (Auto) Mode setting D Taking Pictures of Subjects with Which Autofocus may not Perform as Expected When taking pictures of subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected (A 31), try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several times, or try the following techniques. 1 Switch to A (auto) mode and select Touch AF/AE for the touch shooting setting. Touch shooting Touch AF/AE 2 Tap another subject that is as far from the camera as the desired subject. 3 Press the shutter-release button halfway. • The camera focuses on the subject and the focus area glows green. • Exposure is locked for the subject on which focus is acquired when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. 4 Continue holding down the shutter-release button halfway and recompose the picture. • Be sure to maintain the same distance between the camera and the subject while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. 5 Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture. 3 1/250 F3.7 1/250 F3.7 More on Shooting 54

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54
Adjusting the
A
(Auto) Mode setting
More on Shooting
D
Taking Pictures of Subjects with Which Autofocus may not Perform as
Expected
When taking pictures of subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected (
A
31), try
pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several times, or try the following techniques.
1
Switch to
A
(auto) mode and select
Touch AF/AE
for the
touch shooting setting.
2
Tap another subject that is as far from the camera as the
desired subject.
3
Press the shutter-release button halfway.
The camera focuses on the subject and the focus area
glows green.
Exposure is locked for the subject on which focus is
acquired when the shutter-release button is pressed
halfway.
4
Continue holding down the shutter-release button halfway
and recompose the picture.
Be sure to maintain the same distance between the
camera and the subject while the shutter-release button
is pressed halfway.
5
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to
take the picture.
Touch shooting
Touch AF/AE
3
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250
250
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1/
1/
F3.7
F3.7
F3.7
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250
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1/
1/
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F3.7
F3.7