Nikon COOLPIX S4300 Reference Manual - Page 149

The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode) B Notes About Touch AF/AE • When shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected, the subject may not be in focus (A31). C Shooting Modes That Enable Touch AF/AE Function Touch AF/AE can be used in A (auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch AF/AE operation differs according to the current shooting mode as follows. Shooting mode Touch AF/AE operation A (auto) mode (A38), Sports, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow, Close-up, Food, Museum, Black and white copy, and Backlighting scene modes (A41) Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped. Scene auto selector scene mode (A41), Special effects (A50), and smart portrait mode (when Smile timer is set to Off; A51) • When the camera detects a face, only a face framed by a border can be selected. When the camera detects more than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move the focus area to that face. • When no face is detected, the camera focuses at the area tapped. Portrait and Night portrait scene modes (A41), and smart portrait mode (when Smile timer is set to On; A51) Only a border displayed by the face detection function can be selected. When the camera detects more than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move the focus area to that face. Landscape, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Night landscape, Fireworks show, and Panorama assist scene modes (A41) Focus area cannot be changed. Pet portrait scene mode* (A41) When Pet portrait auto release is set to On: Touch AF/AE is disabled. When set to Off: Only borders displayed by the pet face detection function can be selected. When the camera detects more than one pet's face, tap a face framed by a single border to set the focus and exposure on that face. * Set Pet portrait auto release to Off to enable touch shutter (default setting) or touch AF/ AE. Reference Section E41