Nikon COOLPIX P510 User Manual - Page 56

Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode Using Focus Mode Using Manual Focus Available when the shooting mode is j, k, l, m, M or the Sports scene mode. Select a shooting mode with the mode dial (A44). 1 Press p (focus mode) on the multi selector to display the setup menu for focus mode. • Use the multi selector to choose E (manual focus) and press the k button. • W is displayed on the top of the monitor, Focus and the image area and the enlarged center of the picture are displayed at the same time. 2 Adjust the focus. • Use the multi selector to adjust the focus while viewing the image on the monitor. • Press H to focus on far subjects. • Press I to focus on near subjects. • Press the shutter-release button halfway to check the composition. Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture. 1/250 F5.6 3 Press the k button. • The set focus is locked. You can continue shooting with the locked focus. • To readjust the focus, press the k button again to display the screen in step 2. • To change back to autofocus, return to step 1 and choose any setting other than E. 1/125 F5.6 1342 C E (Manual Focus) • In step 2, the figure displayed with the gauge at the right of the monitor indicates an approximate distance (m) at which the subject can be in focus when the gauge is near the center. Depending on the zoom position, 1 (wide-angle position), 3 or 5 (telephoto position) is displayed. To see whether the subject is in focus, check the subject on the monitor. • Press the shutter-release button halfway to preview an approximate depth of field (the area in focus behind and in front of the subject). • Set Assign side zoom control (A198) in the setup menu (A185) to Manual focus to focus by using the side zoom control instead of H or I in step 2. • The digital zoom is not available. 42