a6: AF Point Illumination

Choose whether the active focus point is highlighted in red in the viewfinder.

Option

Description

Auto

The selected focus point is automatically highlighted as

needed to establish contrast with the background. DX

(default)

format crop is indicated by frame in viewfinder.

 

 

 

The selected focus point is always highlighted, regardless of

On

the brightness of the background. DX format crop is

indicated by frame in viewfinder. Depending on the

 

brightness of the background, the selected focus point may

 

be difficult to see.

 

 

Off

The selected focus point is not highlighted. Area outside DX

format crop is indicated by transparent mask in viewfinder.

 

 

 

a7: Focus Point Wrap-Around

Choose whether focus-point selection “wraps around” from one edge of the viewfinder to another.

 

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

Focus-point selection “wraps around”

 

 

 

 

from top to bottom, bottom to top,

w

q

 

Wrap

right to left, and left to right, so that,

 

for example, pressing 2 when a focus

 

 

 

 

point at the right edge of the

 

 

 

 

viewfinder display is highlighted (q) selects the

 

 

 

corresponding focus point at the left edge of the display (w).

 

 

 

 

 

No wrap

The focus-area display is bounded by the outermost focus

 

 

(default)

points so that, for example, pressing 2 when a focus point at

U

the right edge of the display is selected has no effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nikon D700 manual A6 AF Point Illumination, A7 Focus Point Wrap-Around, 288, Option Description Auto