Nikon P5100 P5100 User's Manual - Page 119

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu G AF Area Mode Use this option to determine where the camera focuses. When digital zoom is effect, the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area regardless of the applied [AF area mode] option. z Face priority The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the camera (Shooting with Face-Priority → A 106). When shooting pictures of subjects other than people, or framing a subject with which no face is recognized, [AF area mode] will be set to [Auto]. The camera chooses the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject F 1/125 F4.3 17 closest to the camera and focuses on the subject. When the monitor has been turned off, the camera Focus area focuses using only the center focus area. w Auto (default setting) Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject closest to the camera. Press the shutter-release button halfway to activate the focus area. When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area selected by the camera will be displayed in the monitor. When the monitor has been turned off, the camera focuses using only the center focus area. F 1/125 F4.3 17 Focus area x Manual This option is suited to situations in which the intended subject is relatively still and not positioned in the center of the frame. Press the multi selector H, I, J or K to select from 99 focus areas in the frame. Pictures can be shot while focus-area selection screen is displayed. To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash mode, focus mode, self-timer and exposure compensation settings, press k. To return to the focus-area selection screen, press k. • At an [Image size] setting (A 92) of [H 2992×2992], 81 focus areas are available. Focus area Selectable focus areas Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus 105