Nikon D3100 2 manual Using Autofocus in Live View, Manual Focus, Out

DUsing Autofocus in Live View

Autofocus is slower in live view and the monitor may brighten or darken while the camera focuses. The camera may be unable to focus in the following situations:

•The subject contains lines parallel to the long edge of the frame

•The subject lacks contrast

•The subject in the focus point contains areas of sharply contrasting brightness, or the subject is lit by spot lighting or by a neon sign or other light source that changes in brightness

•Flicker or banding appears under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, sodium-vapor, or similar lighting

•A cross (star) filter or other special filter is used

•The subject appears smaller than the focus point

•The subject is dominated by regular geometric patterns (e.g., blinds or a row of windows in a skyscraper)

•The subject is moving

Note that the focus point may sometimes be displayed in green when the camera is unable to focus.

AManual Focus

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To focus in manual focus mode (0 62), rotate the lens focus ring until the subject is in focus.

To magnify the view in the monitor up to about 6.8 × for precise focus, press the X button. While the view through the lens is zoomed in, a navigation window

will appear in a gray frame at the bottom right corner

of the display. Use the multi selector to scroll to areas of the frame not visible in the monitor

(available only if Wide-area AF or Normal-area AF is Xbutton selected for AF-area mode), or press W to zoom

out.

Navigation window

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