Nikon Coolpix P5000 P5000 User's Manual - Page 39

Choosing a Focus Mode, Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition.

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Choosing a Focus Mode Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition. Mode Description Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject. Z Autofocus Use when subject is 30cm/1ft. or more from lens (70cm/2ft. 4in. or more when camera is zoomed all the way out). Use when shooting distant scenes through foreground objects such as a Infinity windows or when shooting landscapes at ranges of 5m/16ft. 5in. or more. Flash turns off automatically. b Focusing limit Use for faster focus at ranges of 2m/6ft. 7in. or more. Use for close-ups. If zoomed in or out until E icon in display turns E Macro green, camera can focus on objects as close as 4cm/1.6in. to lens. close-up Camera focuses continuously until shutter-release button is pressed halfway. 1 Focus 2 Focus Display options. Highlight mode. 3 Make selection (to exit without changing mode, wait five seconds). Selection is shown by icon in display (if Z is selected, Z icon is displayed for five seconds only). Option last selected in P, S, A, M, or T mode 1/125 F4.3 9 is stored when camera is turned off. Basic Photography and Playback 27

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Choosing a Focus Mode
Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition.
Mode
Description
Z
Autofocus
Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject.
Use when subject is 30cm/1ft. or more from lens (70cm/2ft. 4in. or
more when camera is zoomed all the way out).
a
Infinity
Use when shooting distant scenes through foreground objects such as
windows or when shooting landscapes at ranges of 5m/16ft. 5in. or
more.
Flash turns off automatically.
b
Focusing
limit
Use for faster focus at ranges of 2m/6ft. 7in. or more.
E
Macro
close-up
Use for close-ups.
If zoomed in or out until
E
icon in display turns
green, camera can focus on objects as close as 4cm/1.6in. to lens.
Camera focuses continuously until shutter-release button is pressed
halfway.
1
2
Display options.
Highlight mode.
3
Make selection (to exit without changing
mode, wait five seconds).
Selection is
shown by icon in display (if
Z
is selected,
Z
icon is displayed for five seconds only).
Option last selected in
P
,
S
,
A
,
M
, or
T
mode
is stored when camera is turned off.
Focus
Focus
9
1/125
1/125
1/125
F4.3
F4.3
F4.3