Nikon AW100 Guida Utente

Sh
ooting Feat

ures

In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face 
detection to automatically focus on human faces. If 
more than one face is detected, a double border is 
displayed around the face that the camera will focus 
on, and single borders are displayed around the other 
faces.

• When G (easy auto) mode is selected, the focus area changes depending on which scene the 

camera automatically selects.

• When using Face priority, if you press the shutter-release button halfway while no faces are 

detected, the camera automatically selects one or more of the nine focus areas containing the 
subject closest to the camera.

• If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in Portrait or Night 

portrait scene mode or smart portrait mode, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of 
the frame.

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” (

A31), the subject may not be in focus 

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

C

• During playback, the camera automatically rotates images according to the orientation of the 

faces that were detected at the time of shooting. (Pictures taken when using Continuous (

A52) 

are not rotated.)

• When zooming in on an image displayed in full-frame playback mode by pressing the zoom 

button 

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

A33). (Pictures taken when using Continuous (A52) are not displayed.)

Shooting mode

Number of faces that 

can be detected

Focus area (double border)

G (Easy auto mode) (A38)

Up to 12

The face closest to the camera

A (Auto mode) (AF area mode 
(

A51) is Face priority)

Portrait, Night portrait scene 
mode (

Smart portrait mode (

Up to 3

The face closest to the center of 
the frame

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2 9 m   0 s

1 3 4 2

1 3 4 2