Nikon COOLPIX 4200 User Manual - Page 60

Auto-focus mode

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Rotate mode dial to . Display MOVIE menu. Movies Highlight option. Make selection. Return to the movie shooting mode. Auto-focus Mode for Recording Movies The setting for Autofocus in the movie mode can be set in Auto-focus mode ( 94) in the shooting menu. • Continuous AF:The camera adjusts focus continuously. To prevent the sound of the camera focusing from interfering with recording, select a focus mode of Single AF. • Single AF : The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Focus locks when the shutter-release button is pressed the rest of the way down to start recording. Mode • Optical zoom and digital zoom (up to 2.5 ×) can be used before recording, but only digital zoom (up to 2.5 ×) can be used while recording. • In the movie mode, the following options will be fixed: - Flash mode ( 42) is Flash Cancel. - Self-timer ( 44) is OFF. - Exposure compensation ( 47) can not be set. - White balance ( 79) is AUTO. - Metering ( 81) is Matrix. 50

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Movies
Auto-focus Mode for Recording Movies
The setting for Autofocus in the movie mode can be set in
Auto-focus mode
(
94)
in the shooting menu.
Continuous AF
:The camera adjusts focus continuously. To prevent the sound of the camera
focusing from interfering with recording, select a focus mode of
Sin-
gle AF
.
Single AF
:The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
Focus locks when the shutter-release button is pressed the rest of the way
down to start recording.
Mode
Optical zoom and digital zoom (up to 2.5 ×) can be used before recording, but only digital zoom
(up to 2.5 ×) can be used while recording.
In the movie mode, the following options will be fixed:
-
Flash mode
(
42) is
Flash Cancel
.
-
Self-timer (
44) is
OFF
.
-
Exposure compensation (
47) can not be set.
-
White balance
(
79) is
AUTO
.
-
Metering
(
81) is
Matrix
.
Rotate mode dial to
.
Display MOVIE menu.
Highlight option.
Make selection.
Return to the movie shooting mode.