Nikon COOLPIX AW120, Quick Start Manual

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Sh
ooting Fea
tures
•
When you point the camera at a dog or cat, the camera detects the pet’s face and
focuses on it. By default, the shutter is automatically released when the camera
detects a dog or cat face (pet portrait auto release).
•
From the screen displayed after
O
Pet portrait is selected, select Single or
Continuous .
- Single : Whenever the camera detects a dog or cat face, the camera captures 1
image.
- Continuous : Whenever the camera detects a dog or cat face, the camera
captures 3 images continuously.
B
Pet Portrait Auto Release
•
Press the multi selector
J
(
n
) to change the Pet portrait auto release settings.
-
Y
: When the camera detects a dog or cat face, the camera automatically
releases the shutter.
-
k
: The camera does not release the shutter automatically, even if a dog or cat
face is detected. Press the shutter-release button. The camera also detects
human faces when
k
is selected.
•
Pet portrait auto release is set to
k
after five bursts have been taken.
•
Shooting is also possible by pressing the shutter-release button, regardless of the
Pet portrait auto release setting.
B
Focus Area
•
When the camera detects a face, the face is
displayed inside a yellow border. When the
camera acquires focus on a face displayed inside a
double border (focus area), the double border
turns green. If no faces are detected, the camera
focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
•
In some shooting conditions, the pet face may
not be detected and other subjects may be
displayed inside a border.
O
Pet portrait
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