Nikon Camera manual Choosing an AF-Area Mode

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Before Filming

Choosing an AF-Area Mode

Press the AF-mode button and rotate the sub-command dial until the desired mode is displayed in the monitor.

AF-mode button	Sub-command	Monitor
	dial

Face-priority AF: Camera focuses on faces. If multiple faces (up

!to 35) are detected, desired subject can be chosen with multi selector.

5Wide-area AF: For handheld shots of landscapes and other subjects. Focus point can be positioned with multi selector.

6Normal-area AF: Use multi selector to position focus point for pin-point focus on selected spot in frame.

Subject-tracking AF: Position focus point over subject and press

&center of multi selector to track subject as it moves through frame. Press center of multi selector again to end tracking.

Note

The built-in microphone may record sounds made by the lens during autofocus. An optional ME-1 external micro- phone can be used for reduced lens noise (page 46).

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Contents Setting Guide Table of Contents Autofocus Tips MoviesFirst-Time Users Taking Photographs Improving Camera Response Continuous-Servo AF AF-CDynamic-Area AF ACustom Settings Select Add items Custom Settings BanksMy Menu, highlight Add items and press Add itemsDPlayback Menu Lens Vibration Reduction VRSituation Settings by SubjectLock-on See alsoTion ReleaseTaking Photographs Tion AF-area modeTion and camera Lock-onSituation Settings by Subject Frame rates may drop at settings other than OFF Matching Settings to Your GoalReducing Camera Blur Vibration Reduction SituationPreserving Natural Contrast Active D-Lighting Shooting Menu Banks Quick Setting Selection Shooting Menu BanksExtended Menu Banks Shooting Menu Bank SelectionFinding Controls in the Dark Button Backlights Standby TimerReducing Noise at High ISO Sensitivities DescriptionTips Release mode Reducing Shutter Noise Quiet and Silent ReleaseLive view Optimizing White Balance Choosing a SettingUbutton Sub-command dial Rear control panel Choosing a Color TemperaturePreset Manual White Balance Choosing a White Balance Preset Measure white balanceCheck the results Choose the number of copies Varying White Balance White Balance BracketingPrograms with increments of 1 are shown below Select a bracketing incrementFrame a photograph, focus, and shoot White Balance Bracketing Cancelling BracketingSelect a destination Copying White Balance from a PhotographChoose Select image Highlight Select image and pressCopy white balance Using the Copied ValueRecord from 2 to 10 exposures in a single photo Creating a Multiple ExposureAdjust gain Select Auto gain and choose from the following optionsMultiple exposure icon n Interrupting Multiple Exposures Copying Pictures Between Memory Cards Keeping the Camera Level Virtual Horizon MonitorTilt Viewfinder RollPitch Resized Copies Resizing Photographs for Upload ResizeFocusing with the AF-ON Button Autofocus TipsChoosing the Number of Focus Points Taking Photographs Subject not in focus AF-Area Mode AF-area modes are described belowPoint dynamic-area AF 3D-tracking Auto-area AF Description Focus Point Selection and Aperture On either sideSor at the center of the display, 4 line Focus Point Selection and Camera Orientation Adjusting Autofocus to the Lens AF Fine-Tune Off Turn AF tuning oﬀDigits of the lens serial number Checking Focus Focus Tracking with Lock-On Movies Before Filming HeadphonesSound External MicrophonesFrame Size, Frame Rate, and Movie Quality Movie SettingsImage Area ISO Sensitivity Range DestinationRotate the live view selector to Starting Movie Live View Select movie live viewStart live view Press the abuttonWhite Balance Exposure ModeUsing Autofocus To focus using autofocusChoosing a Focus Mode Choosing an AF-Area Mode Lens Vibration Reduction VR Tripod ModeAdjusting Settings During Live View Information Display Subject Tracking Checking FocusStarting and Ending Recording Filming MoviesEditing Movies Time-Lapse Movies Time-Lapse MoviesChoose the interval Start shooting Choose the shooting timeSelecting Start Off for Time-lapse photography Interrupting Time-Lapse PhotographyTime Lapse Photography Hdmi Output Output ResolutionAdvanced Output display size 100% Live view on-screen display OffHdmi Recording Page First-Time Users Custom Setting f10 Customize Command Dials Customizing the Command DialsReversing Indicators Custom Setting f13 Reverse IndicatorsChoosing the Primary Slot Adjusting Monitor BrightnessSensor Reduced brightnessMetering Page CS SB####