Nikon COOLPIX B500 Manuale Di Riferimento

Focusing

B

• Depending on shooting conditions, the subject that the camera determines to be the 

main subject may vary.

• The main subject may not be detected when using certain White balance settings.
• The camera may not detect the main subject appropriately in the following situations:

- When the subject is very dark or bright

- When the main subject lacks clearly defined colors

- When the shot is framed so that the main subject is on the edge of the screen

- When the main subject is composed of a repeating pattern

In the following settings, the camera uses face 
detection to automatically focus on human faces.

• o (scene auto selector) mode (A32)

• e (night portrait) or Portrait scene mode (A31)

• Smart portrait mode (A43)

• When AF area mode (A111) in A (auto) mode 

A29) is set to Face priority

If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is displayed around the 
face that the camera focuses on, and single borders are displayed around the other 
faces.

If the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are detected:

• In o (scene auto selector) mode, the focus area changes depending on the 

shooting conditions that the camera recognizes.

• In e (night portrait) and Portrait scene modes or in smart portrait mode, the 

camera focuses in the center of the frame.

• In A (auto) mode, the camera selects the focus area containing the subject 

closest to the camera.

B

• The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including the direction 

in which the faces are looking.

• The camera cannot 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

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