Nikon S710  S710 User's Manual - Page 117

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu 2 Press the shutter-release button halfway Focus will be on the face framed by the double border. The double border will glow green once focus has been locked. When the camera is unable to focus, the double border will blink. Press the shutter-release button halfway and try focusing again. Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture. 1/125 F3.2 You don't need to press the shutter-release button halfway in the smile mode. If the camera detects the smiling face, the shutter is automatically released (A 46). Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus B Notes about Face Priority • In Face priority, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are recognized, AF area mode will be set to Auto. • In the Portrait, Night portrait or Smile mode settings of scene mode, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are recognized, focus will be set on the center of the screen. • The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations: - When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions - When faces take up too much or too little of the frame - When the subject is not looking directly at the camera • The camera's ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject is facing the camera. • In some rare cases shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected (A 25), the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows green. Should this occur, switch to A (auto) mode or change the AF area mode setting to Manual or Center in W, X, V, and U modes, refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actual portrait subject, and use focus lock (A 25). 105