Nikon CoolPix S4300, Reference Manual

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The Shooting Menu (for
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(Auto) Mode)
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Notes About Touch AF/AE
• When shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected, the subject may not
be in focus (
A
31).
C
Shooting Modes That Enable Touch AF/AE Function
Touch AF/AE can be used in
A
(auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch AF/AE operation
differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.
Shooting mode Touch AF/AE operation
A
(auto) mode (
A
38),
Sports , Party/indoor , Beach ,
Snow , Close-up , Food ,
Museum , Black and white
copy , and Backlighting scene
modes (
A
41)
Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped.
Scene auto selector scene
mode (
A
41), Special effects
(
A
50), and smart portrait
mode (when Smile timer is set
to Off ;
A
51)
• When the camera detects a face, only a face framed by a
border can be selected. When the camera detects more
than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move
the focus area to that face.
• When no face is detected, the camera focuses at the area
tapped.
Portrait and Night portrait
scene modes (
A
41), and smart
portrait mode (when Smile
timer is set to On ;
A
51)
Only a border displayed by the face detection function can be
selected. When the camera detects more than one face, tap a
face framed by a single border to move the focus area to that
face.
Landscape , Sunset ,
Dusk/dawn , Night landscape ,
Fireworks show , and
Panorama assist scene modes
(
A
41)
Focus area cannot be changed.
Pet portrait scene mode
(
A
41)
Touch shutter (default setting) or touch AF/AE can be selected
when
Pet portrait auto release (
A
49) is set to Off .
When touch AF/AE is enabled, focus and exposure are set for
the area tapped. However, if Pet portrait auto release is set to
On while touch AF/AE is already enabled, and the camera
detects any pet faces, the camera automatically focuses on
the detected faces and releases the shutter.