Nikon D2H manual Autofocus, AF-Area Mode, Icon Description

Taking Photographs—Focus

Autofocus

When the focus mode selector is set to S (single-servo autofocus) or C (con- tinuous-servo autofocus), the camera focuses automatically when the shut- ter-release button is pressed halfway. This section describes focus options that are only available in single- and continuous-servo AF.

AF-Area Mode

AF-area mode determines how the focus area is selected and what happens if the subject moves out of the selected focus area while the camera is still focusing. To select the AF-area mode, rotate the AF-area mode selector. The selected mode is shown by an icon in the top control panel. The following options are available:

Mode	Icon	Description
		User selects focus area manually; camera focuses on subject in
Single-		selected focus area only. Use for relatively static compositions
area AF		with subjects that will stay in selected focus area.
		User selects focus area manually, but camera uses information
		from multiple focus areas to determine focus. If the subject
		leaves selected focus area even briefly, camera will still be able
Dynamic-		to focus based on information from other focus areas (focus
		area selected in viewfinder does not change). Use when fol-
area AF
		lowing erratically moving subjects and in other situations in
		which it is difficult to keep subject in selected focus area.
		User chooses group of focus areas
		in top, left, center, right, or bottom
		area of frame (see right); from this	Top
		group, camera automatically selects
Group		focus area containing subject clos-
dynamic-		est to camera. Use when subject Left	Center Right
AF		is moving erratically but place of

subject in overall composition is

known.

Bottom

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