Nikon COOLPIX P100  P100 User's Manual - Page 71
Focusing on a Moving Subject in Subject Tracking Mode
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More on Shooting Focusing on a Moving Subject in Subject Tracking Mode Use this mode to shoot moving subjects. Subject tracking begins once you select a subject to be focused on, and the focus area will move and follow the subject. 1 Rotate the mode dial to s (subject tracking). • The camera enters subject tracking mode, and a white border is displayed in the center of the frame. 2 Select a subject. • Frame the subject in the center of the border, and press the k button. - The subject is registered. - When the camera is unable to focus on the subject, the border will glow red. Change the composition Start and try again. • Once the subject is registered, it is framed by a yellow focus area display, and subject tracking begins. • To change subjects, press the k button to cancel the currently selected subject, then select a new subject. • If the camera loses sight of the subject, the focus area display disappears; register the subject again. 3 Press the shutter-release button to take the picture. • If the camera focuses on the focus area when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area display turns green and the focus is locked. • If the camera is unable to focus, the focus area display will blink. Press the shutter-release button halfway again to focus. 1/250 F5.6 • If the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while the focus area display is not displayed, the camera focuses at the center of the frame. • Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture. 59