Nikon COOLPIXS9100BLK Manuel D’Utilisation

Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)

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Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.

A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M AF area mode

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Face priority (default setting)

When the camera detects a human face, it focuses 
on that face. See “Face Detection” (

information. If more than one face is detected, the 
camera focuses on the face closest to the camera.
When taking pictures of subjects other than people, 
or framing a subject with which no face is detected, 
the AF area mode setting switches to Auto, and the 
camera will automatically select the focus area (up to 
nine areas) containing the subject closest to the 
camera.

a Auto

The camera has nine focus areas, and automatically 
selects the focus areas containing the subject closest 
to the camera. Press the shutter-release button 
halfway to activate the focus area. When the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway, the focus areas 
that are in focus (up to nine areas) selected by the 
camera will be displayed in the monitor.

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Manual

Select one of 99 focus areas in the monitor. This 
option is suited to situations in which the intended 
subject is relatively still and not positioned in the 
center of the frame.
Rotate the rotary multi selector or press 

H, I, J, or 

K to move the focus area to where the subject is, 
and take a picture.
• To change settings for any of the following 

functions, first press the 

k button to cancel focus-

area selection, then change the settings as desired.
- Flash mode, macro mode, self-timer
- Brightness (exposure compensation), vividness, hue
To return to the focus area selection screen, press the 

k button again.

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Focus area

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Focus areas

Focus area

Selectable focus area