Nikon 26125, User Manual

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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Notes on Face Priority
• When Face priority is selected for AF area mode , the setting will automatically switch to Auto if
no face is detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
• If no face is detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in Portrait or Night
portrait scene mode, or smile mode, the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area.
• The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
- When the subject is not looking directly at the camera
• The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the
subject is facing the camera.
• In some rare cases shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected (
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the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows green. Should this
occur, switch to
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(auto) mode and set AF area mode to Manual or Center , refocus on another
subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actual portrait subject, and use
focus lock (
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• When pictures in which a face was detected during shooting are played back, the pictures will be
automatically rotated for playback display, according to the orientation of the face detected.
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Autofocus Mode
Choose how the camera focuses.
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Notes on Autofocus Mode
Autofocus mode will be automatically fixed at Single AF when Face priority is selected for AF
area mode (
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Single AF (default setting)
Camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
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Full-time AF
Camera adjusts focus continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed
halfway. Use with moving subjects.