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Nikon Coolpix L5 - AF Area Mode Selection Guide; Focus Lock Technique for Off-Center Subjects

Nikon Coolpix L5
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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback, and Setup Menus
k AF Area Mode
Use this option to determine where the camera
focuses.
l Focus Lock
To focus on off-center subjects when [Center] is selected for [AF area mode]:
1 Position the subject in the center of the frame.
2 Press the shutter-release button halfway.
The focus indicator (p) and focus area turn green when
the camera has focused on the subject.
3 Continue holding down the shutter-release button halfway
and recompose the picture.
Be sure that the distance between the camera and the
subject does not change while focus is locked.
4 Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to
take the picture.
k Autofocus
Autofocus may not perform as expected if the subject is very dark or moving rapidly; if there
are objects of significantly differing levels of brightness in the scene (as when the sun is
behind the subject, throwing their features into shadow); if the primary subject exhibits little
contrast (as when the subject is generally the same color as the background); or if the scene
contains several objects at differing distances from the camera (as when the primary subject is
in a cage or behind a fence).
l
Auto (default setting)
Camera automatically selects the focus area (1 of 5;
c 6) containing the subject closest to the camera.
The selected focus area is displayed when the shut-
ter-release button is pressed halfway.
n
Center
Center focus area is used. This option can be used in
combination with AF lock to keep off-center sub-
jects in focus.
AF area mode
Auto
Center
MENU
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