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Choosing a focus mode, 27 choosing a focus mode – Nikon Coolpix P5000 User Manual

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Basic Photography and Playback

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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

99

9

1/125

1/125

1/125

F4.3

F4.3

F4.3