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Taking Photographs—Focus
Focus Area Selection
The D2X offers a choice of eleven focus areas that together cover a wide
area of the frame. The focus area can be selected manually, allowing pho-
tographs to be com posed the main sub ject positioned almost anywhere in
the frame, or automatically to ensure that the subject closest to the camera
is always in focus regardless of where it is the frame (closest-subject priority;
77). Group dynamic-AF can be used to focus on the closest subject in a
selected area of the frame ( 77).
To select the focus area, rotate the focus selector
lock. The multi selector can then be used to se-
lect the focus area. The se lect ed focus area is dis-
played in the top control panel and is highlighted
briefl y in the viewfi nder.
To select the center focus area (or focus area
group) at any time, press the center of the multi
selector.
The focus selector lock can be rotated to the locked position following se-
lection to prevent the se lect ed fo cus area from changing when the multi
se lec tor is pressed.
High-Speed Crop
The two focus areas outside the high-speed crop are not
available when high-speed crop is on ( 41).
Focus areas not available
when high-speed crop is on
Focus Area Selection
The focus area can not be changed during playback or while menus are displayed.