Nikon Printer Accessories AW110 Reference Manual

Focusing on Subject

Shoot

ing Features

B

• The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the 

subject is facing the camera. Additionally, the camera may be unable to detect faces in the 
following situations:

- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed

- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame

• When the frame includes more than one face, the faces detected by the camera and the face on 

which the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which the 
subject is facing.

• In some rare cases, such as those described in “Autofocus” (

A64), the subject may not be in focus 

even though the double border turns green. If the camera does not focus, try “Focus Lock” (

C

When zooming in on an image displayed in full-frame playback mode by operating the zoom 
control toward 

g (i), the image is enlarged at the center of the face that was detected during 

Use focus lock to focus on off-center subjects when center is selected for AF area 
mode.
• Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change.
• When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the exposure is locked.

Frame the 

subject to be 

focused on 

using the 

camera.

Press the 

shutter-

release button 

halfway.

Confirm that 

the focus area 

lights in green.

Continue holding 

down the 

shutter-release 

button halfway 

and recompose 

the picture.

Press the 

shutter-

release 

button all 

the way to 

shoot.

1/250

1/250

1/250

F3.9

F3.9

1/250

1/250

1/250

F3.9

F3.9

F3.9

F3.9

29m 0s

29m 0s

970

970

29m 0s

970

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1010hPa

1010hPa

15m

15m

15m