Nikon Coolpix 8800 User Manual - Page 110

Focus Options

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Focus Options Focus options The focus options menu contains three options controlling focus settings. FOCUS OPTIONS AF area mode Auto-focus mode Focus confirmation AF Area Mode In (auto) mode, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame. In P, S, A, and M modes, the following focus-area selection options are available: AF AREA MODE Auto Manual Off Option Description Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to cam- era. Selected focus area is displayed in red when shutter-release button is Auto pressed halfway. Choose this setting to minimize risk of pictures being out of focus when subject is moving erratically or in other situations in which there is little time to check focus. Can be used with spot AF-area metering to me- ter exposure only in active focus area ( 87). Nine focus areas are shown in shooting display; press multi selector up, right, left, or down to select focus area Manual containing subject. Can be used instead of focus lock ( 22) to focus on relatively motionless subjects that not 8M centered in frame, or with spot AF-area metering ( 87) to meter exposure only in selected focus area. 1/60 F2.8 126 Camera focuses on subject in center focus area. No focus area indicators Off appear in shooting display. Use focus lock ( 22) to focus on off-center subjects. The Shooting Menu Digital Zoom Focus area selection is not available with digital zoom ( used while digital zoom is in effect. 18). The center focus area is Manual Focus Area Selection in Scene Mode Manual focus area selection is available in some scene modes ( area as described for Manual, above. 26). Select the focus 100

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The Shooting Menu
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Focus Options
Option
Description
Auto
Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to cam-
era.
Selected focus area is displayed in red when shutter-release button is
pressed halfway.
Choose this setting to minimize risk of pictures being out of
focus when subject is moving erratically or in other situations in which there
is little time to check focus.
Can be used with spot AF-area metering to me-
ter exposure only in active focus area (
87).
Manual
Nine focus areas are shown in shooting display; press
multi selector up, right, left, or down to select focus area
containing subject.
Can be used instead of
focus lock
(
22) to focus on relatively motionless subjects that not
centered in frame, or with spot AF-area metering (
87)
to meter exposure only in selected focus area.
Off
Camera focuses on subject in center focus area.
No focus area indicators
appear in shooting display.
Use focus lock (
22) to focus on off-center
subjects.
The focus options menu contains three options control-
ling focus settings.
AF Area Mode
In
(auto) mode, the camera focuses on the subject
in the center of the frame.
In
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
modes, the
following focus-area selection options are available:
AF AREA MODE
Manual
Off
Auto
FOCUS OPTIONS
Focus confirmation
Auto-focus mode
AF area mode
Digital Zoom
Focus area selection is not available with digital zoom (
18).
The center focus area is
used while digital zoom is in effect.
Manual Focus Area Selection in Scene Mode
Manual focus area selection is available in some scene modes (
26).
Select the focus
area as described for
Manual
, above.
8M
8M
8M
F2.8
F2.8
F2.8
1/
60
60
1/60
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Focus options