User Guide for Nikon P5100:
Step 3 Focus and Shoot
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Press the shutter-release button halfway......
The camera automatically focuses on the subject in the center focus area......
When the subject in focus, the focus area will glow green, and the green AF lamp next to the viewfinder will light......
When the camera is unable to focus, the focus area blinks red, and the AF lamp will flicker...Change the composition and try again......
When digital zoom is in effect, the focus area will not be displayed and the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area......
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M, this effect can be minimized by selecting [On] for [Fixed aperture] (A 109...Aperture can be...
F6.8 F6.8...
When the camera is zoomed all the way out, aperture can be set to values between f/2.7 and f/7.6; at maximum zoom, aperture can be set to values between f/5.3 and f/7.3......
If the selected aperture would result in the picture being over- or underexposed, the aperture display will flash when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway...Choose another aperture and try again......
Aperture and Zoom...
Focus and shoot...
A (Aperture-Priority Auto) Mode...
Aperture is expressed as an f-number, which is the ratio of the focal length of the lens to the effective diameter of the opening (aperture) through which light enters the camera...When the camera is zoomed out, the focal length of the lens diminishes and the f-number decreases...In modes A and...
controlled in the range of f/5.1 to f/7.3...The COOLPIX P5100 has a lens with a focal length of 7.5–26.3 mm and an aperture of f/2.7 to f/5.3......
Rotate the command dial to choose the f/-number (aperture value......
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