Nikon COOLPIX-P100 - Manual (Page 104)

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Shooting Options: Shooting Menu ( A, B, C, D Modes)
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Press the shutter-release button halfway.
• The camera focuses on the face framed by the double
border. The double border will glow green and focus
will be locked.
• When the camera is unable to focus on a face, the
double border will blink. Press the shutter-release
button halfway again and focus.
• Press the shutter-release button all the way down to shoot.
• When using Smile timer in smart portrait mode, even if the shutter-release button is
not pressed, the shutter is released automatically if the camera detects that the face
framed by the double border is smiling (
A57).
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Notes on Face Priority
• When Face priority is selected for AF area mode, the setting will automatically switch to Auto if
no face is detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
• If no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in the Portrait or Night
portrait scene modes or in smart portrait mode, the camera will focus on the subject in the center
focus area.
• The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
• Depending on shooting conditions, such as whether or not the subject is facing the camera, faces
may not be detected.
• In some rare cases of shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected
( A31), the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows green.
Should this occur, switch to auto mode or change the AF area mode setting to Manual or Center
in
A, B, C, D and M modes, refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the
camera as the actual portrait subject, and use focus lock ( A31).
• Pictures that were shot using face priority will be rotated automatically when displayed in full-
frame or thumbnail playback mode according to the orientation of the face (except for pictures
shot while Continuous (
A86) or Auto bracketing (A89) was set).
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