Nikon COOLPIX S9500 Reference Manual - Page 90

Shooting Features Focusing on Subject Focus Lock Use focus lock to focus on off-center subjects when center is selected for AF area mode. • Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change. • When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the exposure is locked. 29m 0s 970 Frame the subject to be focused on using the camera. Press the shutterrelease button halfway. 1/250 F3.4 Confirm that the focus area lights in green. 1/250 F3.4 Continue holding down the shutter-release button halfway and recompose the picture. Press the shutterrelease button all the way to shoot. Autofocus Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations. In some rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or focus indicator lights in green. • Subject is very dark • Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e.g. the sun behind the subject makes that subject appear very dark) • No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g. a portrait subject, wearing a white shirt, is standing in front of a white wall) • Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g., an animal inside a cage) • Subjects with repeating patterns (window blinds, buildings with multiple rows of similarly shaped windows, etc.) • Subject is moving rapidly In these situations, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several times, or focus on another subject and use focus lock. When using focus lock, be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject with which focus was locked is the same as that for the actual subject. 68