Nikon S6100 - Manual (Page 65)

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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 59)
Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped.
Scene auto selector scene
mode (
A 59),
smart portrait mode (when
Smile timer is set to Off;
A 76)
• 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 59), smart
portrait mode (when Smile
timer is set to On;
A 76)
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 59)
The focus area cannot be changed.
Pet portrait scene mode
(
A 59)
When pet portrait auto release ( A 71) is set to Off, touch
shutter (default setting) and touch AF/AE can be selected.
When touch AF/AE is selected, 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 with touch AF/AE still
selected, the camera focuses on the detected face and
releases the shutter automatically.