Nikon 25446 Step 2: Choose Shooting and Focus Modes, Step 3: Check Camera Settings, Select ior jmode, Select autofocus

Step 2: Choose Shooting and Focus Modes

1	Select ior jmode.	Mode dial
	To take photographs without the flash, rotate
	the mode dial to j. Otherwise, rotate the mode
s	dial to i.
2	Select autofocus.	Focus-mode selector

Rotate the focus-mode selector to AF (autofocus).

Step 3: Check Camera Settings

Check settings in the control panel. The default settings for iand jmode are listed below.

AF-area mode Autofocus mode

	Flash mode			Release mode
	Image size
	Image quality
Option	Default		Description		Page
Flash mode		If the subject is poorly lit, the flash will pop up
	o	automatically when the shutter-release button is			70
(i mode)
		pressed halfway and fire when the picture is taken.
Flash mode	j(flash off)	Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.			71
(jmode)
Image quality	NORM	Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of			62
	(JPEG Normal)	roughly 1 : 8. Ideal for snapshots.
Image size	L (Large)	Images are 4,288 × 2,848 pixels in size.			63
Release mode	8	One picture is taken each time the shutter-release			64
	(Single frame)	button is pressed.
		The camera automatically selects single-servo
	4	autofocus if the subject is stationary, continuous-
Autofocus mode		servo autofocus if the subject is in motion. No			54
	(Auto select)
		picture will be taken if the camera is unable to
		focus.
AF-area mode	Auto-area	The camera automatically selects the focus point.			173

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