Nikon COOLPIX A900 オーナーマニュアル
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Focusing
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Notes About Target Finding AF
• 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
- 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
Using Face Detection
In the following settings, the camera uses face
detection to automatically focus on human faces.
detection to automatically focus on human faces.
• Scene auto selector, Portrait, Night portrait, or
Smart portrait scene mode (
• When AF area mode (A121) 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.
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:
• When Scene auto selector is selected, the focus area changes depending on the
shooting conditions that the camera recognizes.
• In
Portrait
, Night portrait, or Smart portrait, the camera focuses on the area in
the center of the frame.
• When AF area mode is set to Face priority, the camera selects the focus area
containing the subject closest to the camera.
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Notes About Face Detection
• 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
- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame
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Face Detection During Movie Recording
When AF area mode (
A129) in the movie menu is set to Face priority, the camera
focuses on human faces during movie recording.
If the
If the
b (e) button is pressed when no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the area
in the center of the frame.
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