Nikon S6400 - Manual (Page 176)

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Focus Area That Can Be Set with Touch Shutter or Touch AF/AE
The focus area that can be set by tapping the monitor when using Touch shutter or Touch AF/AE
varies depending on the shooting mode as described below.
1
When the camera detects more than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to set the
focus area on that face.
2
When enabled, Touch shutter and Touch AF/AE are disabled.
Shooting mode Available focus area
A (auto) mode (A38)
Focus area can be changed onto the subject that is
tapped.
1
Scene auto selector, Sports, Party/
indoor, Beach, Snow, Close-up, Food,
Museum, Black and white copy,
Backlighting, and 3D photography scene
modes (
A40)
Special effects mode ( A52)
Portrait and Night portrait scene modes
(
A40)
Only a border displayed by face detection ( A75)
can be selected.
1
Landscape, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Night
landscape, Fireworks show, and Easy
panorama scene modes (
A40)
• The shutter can be released using Touch
shutter, but the focus area cannot be changed.
See “Characteristics of Each Scene” (
A42).
• Touch AF/AE cannot be used.
Pet portrait scene mode ( A40) (when
pet portrait auto release is set to Off
2
)
Only a border displayed by pet detection ( A49) or
face detection can be selected.
1
Smart portrait mode ( A54) (when smile
timer is set to Off
2
)
• When a face is detected: Only a border displayed
by face detection ( A75) can be selected. 1
• When no face is detected: Focus area can be
changed onto the subject that is tapped.