Nikon P80 P80 User's Manual - Page 48

Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode Choosing a Focus Mode Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition. A Autofocus Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject. Use when the distance from subject to lens is 40 cm (1 ft. 4 in.) or more, or 1.5 m (5 ft.) or more when camera is zoomed all the way out. D Macro close-up Use for close-ups of flowers or small objects. The closest distance at which the camera can focus varies depending on the zoom position. When the zoom indicator is positioned on the wide-angle side where the F mark glows green, the camera can focus on subjects as close as 10 cm (4 in.) from the lens. When zoom is positioned at the K mark, the camera can focus on subjects as close as 1 cm (0.4 in.) from the lens. B Infinity Use when shooting distant scenes through foreground objects such as windows or when shooting landscapes. The focus indicator or focus area glow green while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. However, the camera may not be able to focus on nearby objects. The flash mode is set to W (off). E Manual focus The focus can be adjusted for any subject that is a distance of 1 cm to infinity from the lens. → A 36 Focus Modes Available in Each Shooting Mode (✔: available, -: not available) A (auto) P S A M Scene d (Sport D Continuous) (Movie) A (Autofocus) ✔ ✔✔✔✔ ✔ ✔ D (Macro close-up) ✔ ✔✔✔✔ * - ✔ B (Infinity) ✔ ✔✔✔✔ - ✔ E (Manual focus) - ✔ - * Availability varies between different scene modes (A 39 to 44). 34