AF Area Mode

Press Button in (Auto shooting) mode to se- lect AF area mode ( 81), and then press .

AF area mode determines how the focus area is selected.

Select from the following three options and press

.

AF AREA MODE

Auto

Manual

Off

Exit Confirm

The Shooting Menu

Option

 

Description

 

 

 

Camera automatically selects

 

 

 

 

focus area containing subject

 

 

 

 

closest to camera. Selected

 

 

 

 

focus area is displayed in green

 

 

Auto

(focused) or red (not focused)

 

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(default setting)

when Shutter-release Button is

Focus area

 

 

pressed halfway. This setting is

 

 

 

useful when your subject is moving or you have little

 

time to check focus.

 

 

 

 

User selects an area from 99

 

 

 

 

focus areas manually using

,

 

 

 

, or

of the multi selector.

 

 

 

This option can be used instead

 

 

Manual

of AF lock ( 99) to focus on a

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relatively motionless subject that

Focus area

 

 

 

 

is not at the center of the frame.

Selectable area

 

 

For more information see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Using

Manual Option” (

100).

 

 

Center focus area is used. This

 

 

 

option can be used in combina-

 

 

 

tion with AF lock ( 99) to

 

 

 

Off

focus on off-center subjects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Focus area

 

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Nikon 7900, COOLPIX5900 manual AF Area Mode, Manual