Autofocus Tips

Checking Focus

Position a ruler at an angle so that one of the rules is at the same distance from the camera as a vertical surface such as the cover of a book stood upright. Using autofocus, focus on the vertical surface and then photograph the selected rule using focus lock.

The illustration below shows how to interpret the results.

Camera focuses in

Camera focuses

Camera focuses

front of selected

on selected rule:

behind selected

rule: adjust fine-

no adjustment

rule: adjust fine-

tuning upward.

required.

tuning downward.

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Nikon Camera manual Checking Focus