Nikon P5100 P5100 User's Manual - Page 120

Shooting with Face-Priority, Frame the picture., Press the shutter-release button halfway.

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu y Center Camera focuses on subject in center of frame. Center focus area is used. F 1/125 F4.3 17 Focus area Shooting with Face-Priority When [Face priority] is selected for [AF area mode], or the [Portrait] scene mode or [Night portrait] scene mode is selected during shooting, the face-priority function will be applied. The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the camera. 1 Frame the picture. When the camera detects a face, the focus area containing the face will be displayed with a yellow double border. When the camera detects more than one face, the closest face is framed by a double border and the others by F 1/125 F4.3 17 single borders. Up to 12 faces can be detected. 2 Press the shutter-release button halfway. The camera focuses on the face framed by the double border. The double border will glow green and focus will be locked. When the double border blinks, the camera is unable to focus. Press the shutter-release button halfway again to focus. F 1/125 F4.3 17 Press the shutter-release button all the way down to shoot. Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus 106

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
Shooting with Face-Priority
When [Face priority] is selected for [AF area mode], or the [Portrait] scene mode or
[Night portrait] scene mode is selected during shooting, the face-priority function
will be applied.
The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the
camera.
1
Frame the picture.
When the camera detects a face, the focus area
containing the face will be displayed with a yellow
double border.
When the camera detects more than one face, the closest
face is framed by a double border and the others by
single borders. Up to 12 faces can be detected.
2
Press the shutter-release button halfway.
The camera focuses on the face framed by the double
border. The double border will glow green and focus will
be locked.
When the double border blinks, the camera is unable to
focus. Press the shutter-release button halfway again to
focus.
Press the shutter-release button all the way down to shoot.
y
Center
Camera focuses on subject in center of frame.
Center focus area is used.
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F4.3
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F4.3
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Focus area
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F4.3
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F4.3
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F4.3
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