Nikon S6100 - Manual (Page 61)

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Adjusting the A (Auto) Mode setting
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Shooting Modes That Support Touch Shutter
The touch shutter can be used in A (auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch shutter
operation differs according to the current shooting mode as follows.
Shooting mode Touch shutter operation
A (auto) mode (A 26),
Sports, Party/indoor,
Beach, Snow, Close-up, Food,
Museum, Black and white
copy, and Backlighting scene
modes (
A 59)
Tap the intended subject. Focus and exposure are set for the
area tapped. When the camera detects more than one face,
tap a face framed by a single border to set focus and exposure
for that face.
Scene auto selector scene
mode (
A 59),
smart portrait mode (when
Smile timer is set to Off;
A 76)
• When a face is detected by the camera, it is framed by a
border. Tap a detected face to set the focus and exposure
on that face.
• When no face is detected, the camera focuses at the area
tapped.
Portrait and Night portrait
scene modes (
A 59)
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 set focus and exposure for
that face.
Landscape, Sunset,
Dusk/dawn, Night landscape,
Fireworks show, and
Panorama assist scene modes
(
A 59)
Focus and exposure are set for the same focus area used
when pictures are taken by pressing the shutter-release
button. See “Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures
(Features)” (
A 64) for more information.
Smart portrait mode (when
Smile timer is set to On)
(
A 76)
Touch shutter cannot be enabled. When the camera detects
more than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to
move the focus area to that face.
Pet portrait scene mode
(
A 59)
Tap the intended subject. Focus and exposure are set for the
area tapped.
However, if the camera detects a pet when pet portrait auto
release is set to On, the camera focuses on the detected face
and releases the shutter automatically.