Reference Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Topic Search
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera
- Getting Started
- Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
- Shooting Features
- Selecting a Shooting Mode
- Auto Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
- Creative Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- P, S, A, and M Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)
- U (User Settings) Mode
- Setting Shooting Functions with the Multi Selector
- Flash Mode
- Self-timer
- Smile Timer (Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically)
- Using Autofocus
- Using Manual Focus
- Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness)
- Using the Fn (Function) Button
- Using the Zoom
- Default Settings (Flash, Self-timer, and Focus Mode)
- Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously When Shooting
- Playback Features
- Movies
- Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer
- Using the Menu
- Menu Operations
- Menu Lists
- The Shooting Menu (The Common Shooting Options)
- The Shooting Menu (P, S, A, or M Mode)
- Picture Control (COOLPIX Picture Control)
- Custom Picture Control (COOLPIX Custom Picture Control)
- White Balance (Adjusting Hue)
- Metering
- Continuous Shooting
- ISO Sensitivity
- Exposure Bracketing
- AF Area Mode
- Autofocus Mode
- Flash Exp. Comp.
- Noise Reduction Filter
- Active D-Lighting
- Multiple Exposure
- Zoom Memory
- Startup Zoom Position
- M Exposure Preview
- The Movie Manual Mode Menu
- The Movie Menu
- The Playback Menu
- The Network Menu
- The Setup Menu
- Time Zone and Date
- Slot Empty Release Lock
- Monitor Settings
- EVF Auto Toggle (Automatically Switching the Display to the Viewfinder)
- Date Stamp
- Self-timer: After Release
- Vibration Reduction
- AF Assist
- Digital Zoom
- Assign Side Zoom Control
- Snap-back Zoom
- Control Ring Options
- AE/AF Lock Button
- Sound Settings
- Auto Off
- Format Card
- Language
- HDMI
- Charge by Computer
- Image Comment
- Copyright Information
- Location Data
- Toggle Av/Tv Selection
- Reset File Numbering
- Peaking
- Reset All
- Firmware Version
- Technical Notes
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Using the Menu
The Shooting Menu (j, k, l, or m Mode)
B Notes About AF Area Mode
• When digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame
regardless of the AF area mode setting.
• When the focus-mode selector is set to r (manual focus), AF area mode cannot be set.
• This function may not be available to use in combination with other functions (A75).
s
Subject
tracking
Use this function to take pictures of
moving subjects. Register the
subject on which the camera
focuses. The focus area
automatically moves to track the
subject. See “Using Subject
Tracking” (A142) for more
information.
M
Target
finding AF
(default
setting)
When the camera detects the main
subject, it focuses on that subject.
See “Using Target Finding AF”
(A63).
Option Description
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1 / 25 0
1/250
F 5 .6
F5.6
Focus areas