Nikon COOLPIX P4 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Basic Photography and Playback
Selecting Focus Option
The following four options are available:
Note on Focus Option
Focus option cannot be selected in some scene modes (P.33 - 40).
Mode Description When to use
AF Autofocus
(default setting)
The camera automatically adjusts
the focus according to the dis-
tance to the subject.
Use when subject is 30 cm (1 ft.)
or more from the lens at a wide-
angle zoom position.
w
Infinity
The camera focuses on subjects
from 5 m (16 ft. 5 in.) to infinity.
Use when shooting distant
scenes through foreground
objects such as windows.
M
Focusing
limit
The camera can focus on sub-
jects from 2 m (6 ft. 7 in.) to
infinity.
Use when subject is 2 m (6 ft. 7
in.) or further from the lens. The
camera will focus faster than
when set to Autofocus. Avail-
able only when the mode dial is
set to M or E.
F
Macro
close-up
When the F icon on the shoot-
ing display turns green and the
zoom position is set to wide-
angle, the camera can focus on
objects as close as 4 cm (1.7 in.)
from the lens.
Use for close-ups.
Display Focus menu. Highlight option.
Selected focus option is indicated by
icon on monitor.
To exit without setting the focus mode,
wait five seconds without pressing d.
OK
OK
OK
Focus
OK
OK
OK
Focus
F2.7
F2.7
1/60
1/60
120
120
F2.71/60
120