Nikon D2Hs manual Icon Description, Manual Focus, Top Control Panel

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 subject leaves
		selected focus area even briefly, camera will focus based on
Dynamic-		information from other focus areas (focus area selected in view-
area AF		finder does not change). Use when following erratically moving
		subjects and in other situations in which it is difficult to keep
		subject in selected focus area.
		User chooses focus area group (see
		right). Camera focuses on center
		of selected group; if subject leaves	Top
		focus area even briefly, camera
Group		focuses based on information from
dynamic-		other focus areas in same group. Left	Center Right
AF		Use when subject is moving errati-
		cally but place of subject in overall
		composition is known.	Bottom
		Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject clos-
Dynamic-		est to camera. Prevents out-of-focus shots when photograph-
area AF		ing erratically moving subjects. Focus area can not be selected
with		manually, and focus areas are not displayed in viewfinder or top
closest		control panel. Camera may be unable to select focus area con-
subject		taining closest subject when telephoto lens is used or subject is
priority		poorly lit. Single-area AF is recommended in these cases.

Manual Focus

Single-area AF is automatically selected when manual focus is used.

The Top Control Panel

The selected focus area or group of focus areas is shown in the top control panel in single-area AF, dynamic-area AF, and group dynamic-AF. The illustrations in the “Icon” column show the display when the center focus area or focus area group is selected. The top control panel display does not show the focus area selected by the camera for dynamic-area AF with closest subject priority.

Taking Photographs—Focus

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