Nikon S640 S640 User's Manual - Page 68

Focusing on a Moving Subject in Subject Tracking Mode Subject Tracking Mode Subject Tracking Menu The subject tracking menu contains the following options. Press the d button in subject tracking mode to display the subject tracking menu and use the rotary multi selector to modify and apply settings. Image mode Allows you to set Image mode (A 96). Changes made to the image mode setting apply to all shooting modes (except movie mode). Autofocus mode Allows you to set the Autofocus mode (A 108) used for subject tracking mode (the default setting is Full-time AF). When using subject tracking mode while set to Full-time AF, the camera continuously focuses once a subject is selected for subject tracking until the shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock the focus. The sound of the camera focusing will be heard. Changes made to the autofocus mode setting in this mode will not be applied to the autofocus mode setting in the auto shooting mode. The autofocus mode setting applied in subject tracking mode is stored in the camera's memory even after the camera is turned off. Face priority tracking When On is selected (default setting), if the camera detects a subject's skin, that subject is automatically registered as the subject to be tracked, and subject tracking begins tracking that subject. B Notes on Face Priority Tracking • Only one subject can be tracked. If the camera detects multiple faces at the same time, the face nearest the center of the frame is tracked. • Depending on shooting conditions, such as whether or not the subject is facing the camera, faces may not be detected properly. ➝ Notes on Face Priority (A 107) • When the subject you want to focus on cannot be tracked, press the k button to track again, or set Face priority tracking to Off, frame the picture so that the subject is inside the single border 56 in the center of the frame, and press the k button to register the subject again.