Nikon 17002, D70-series, D200BODY, D200OUTFIT AF-Area Mode, Mode Icon, Manual Focus, Control Panel

Reference—Focus

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AF-Area Mode

AF-area mode determines how the focus area is selected in autofocus mode. To select the AF-area mode, rotate the AF-area mode selector. The select- ed mode is shown by an icon in the control panel (see below).

Mode	Icon	Description
		User selects focus area using multi selector; camera focuses on
Single-area AF		subject in selected focus area only. Use for relatively static com-
		positions 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 infor-
Dynamic-area		mation from other focus areas (focus area selected in viewfinder
AF		does not change). Use with continuous-servo AF to follow er-
		ratically moving subjects and in other situations in which it is dif-
		ficult to keep subject in selected focus area.
		User chooses focus area group (see
		right). Camera focuses on center		Top
		of selected group; if subject leaves
		focus area even briefly, camera fo-
		cuses based on information from	Left	Center Right
Group		other focus areas in same group.
dynamic- AF		Use when subject is moving errati-
		cally but place of subject in overall		Bottom
		composition is known. Custom
		Setting a4 ( 149) can be used to change how focus areas are
		grouped or to focus on closest subject in selected group.
		Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject clos-
Dynamic-area
		est to camera. Prevents out-of-focus shots when photograph-
AF with closest		ing erratically moving subjects. Focus area can not be selected
subject priority		manually and is not displayed in viewfinder or control panel.

Manual Focus

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

The Control Panel

The selected focus area or group of focus areas is shown in the 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 control panel display does not show the focus area selected by the camera for dynamic-area AF with closest subject priority.