Nikon S4100 - Manual (Page 63)

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Adjusting the A (Auto) Mode setting
More on
Sh
ooting
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Press the shutter-release button to take a
picture.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to acquire focus
and exposure and press it all the way down to release the
shutter.
B
Note on 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 26),
Sports, Party/indoor, Beach,
Snow, Close-up, Food,
Museum, Black and white
copy, and Backlighting scene
modes (
A 58)
Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped.
Scene auto selector scene
mode (
A 58) and smart
portrait mode (when Smile
timer is set to Off;
A 74)
• 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 58), and
smart portrait mode (when
Smile timer is set to On;
A 74)
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 58)
Focus area cannot be changed.
Pet portrait scene mode
(
A 58)
Touch shutter (default setting) or touch AF/AE can be selected
when Pet portrait auto release (
A 70) 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.