Nikon COOLPIXS550CB Benutzerhandbuch

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

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When the camera is pointed at a people’s face, the camera automatically 
recognizes the face and will focus on it.

In the following cases, the face priority feature will take effect.
• When AF area mode is set to Face priority (default setting) (A 94)
• When Scene mode is set to Portrait (A 35) or Night portrait (A 36)
• When the smile mode is selected (A 43)

Frame a picture

When the camera recognizes a face (front view), that face 
will be framed by a yellow double border. 

If more than on face is recognized, the operations will vary with the shooting modes as follows.

Press the shutter-release button halfway

Focus will be on the face framed by the double border. The 
double border will glow green once focus has been locked.

When the camera is unable to focus, the double border 
will blink. Press the shutter-release button halfway and try 
focusing again.

Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down 
to take the picture.

You don’t need to press the shutter-release button halfway in the smile mode. If the 
camera detects the smiling face, the shutter is automatically released (

Shooting mode

Faces framed by a double border

The number of faces 

to be recognized

A (auto) mode, high 
sensitivity shooting 
mode (Face Priority)

The face positioned at the nearest 
to the camera.
* The other faces are framed by a 

single border.

Up to 12

Scene mode: 
Night portrait

Scene mode: Portrait

The face positioned at the nearest 
center of the screen.
* The other faces are framed by a 

single border.

Smile mode

Up to 3

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F5.6

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1/250 F5.6