Nikon COOLPIXS70CHMBEI User Manual

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Shooting in A (Auto) Mode

Shooting settings such as flash mode and macro mode can be changed or 
applied. The Continuous setting and the Subject tracking option, with which 
the active focus area follows the selected subject, can also be applied.

Tap the shooting mode control in 
shooting mode to display the shooting 
mode selection controls, and then tap 

A.

The camera enters A (auto) mode.
A shooting mode can also be selected from the 
HOME screen (

A 14).

Tap 

C to display the operation 

controls.

Check or adjust the setting.

Tap an operation control to adjust the setting.
See “Adjusting the Camera Settings in Shooting 
Mode” (

A 48) for more information.

Frame the subject and take a 
picture.

When the camera recognizes a face, 
a yellow double border (focus area) is 
displayed around that face. When 
the shutter-release button is pressed 
halfway, the camera focuses on that 
face framed by a double border 
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When taking pictures of subjects other than people, or framing a subject with which no 
face is recognized, the camera selects the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject 
closest to the camera (

A 34) by pressing the shutter-release button halfway.

A picture is taken when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down.
At the default setting, the shutter can be released by simply tapping a subject in the 
monitor (

A 51) rather than by pressing the shutter-release button. The Touch shutter 

option can be changed to the 

R Touch AF/AE option, with which the camera locks 

focus and exposure without releasing the shutter, when a subject is tapped (

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See “Autofocus” (

A 31) and “Notes on Face Priority” (A 34) for more information.

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