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.

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Nikon 17002, D70-series, D200BODY, D200OUTFIT, D200KIT manual AF-Area Mode, Mode Icon, Manual Focus, Control Panel