Nikon D70s mode, area, area, Option, Single, subjct, AF-area, Display, Dynamic, Closest, AF area illm, 17—FocusArea (148), 3—AF-AreaMode (140), 18—AFArea Illm (149)

3—AF-Area Mode ( 140)

Custom Setting 3 (AF-area mode) determines how the focus area is selected and what happens if the subject moves out of the selected focus area while the camera is still focusing. The current setting is indicated by the focus-area displays in the control panel and viewfinder.

Option	Display		Description
	User selects focus area manually; camera focuses on subject
	in selected focus area only. Selected focus area is high-
Single	lighted in viewfinder (			8) when focus area is selected and
	when camera focuses. Use for relatively static compositions
area
	with subjects that will stay in selected focus area. Selected
	automatically when mode dial rotated to ; default setting
	for P, S, A, and M modes.
	User selects focus area manually, but camera uses infor-
	mation from multiple focus areas to determine focus. Se-
	lected focus area is highlighted in viewfinder (				8) when
Dynamic	focus area is selected and when camera focuses. If subject
	leaves selected focus area even briefly, camera will still be
area
	able to focus based on information from other focus areas
	(focus-area selection 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.
	Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject
	closest to camera. Focus area can not be selected manually,
Closest	and focus area is not displayed in control panel; active fo-
	cus area is highlighted in viewfinder when camera focuses.
subjct
	Prevents out-of-focus shots when photographing erratically
	moving subjects. Selected automatically when mode dial is
	rotated to	, , ,		, , or .

17—Focus Area ( 148)

This option can be used to set focus area selection to “wrap around.”

18—AF Area Illm ( 149)

Depending on the option selected for Custom Setting 18 (AF area illm), the active focus area will be highlighted briefly in red to improve contrast as needed (“Vari-Brite” focus areas), highlighted at all times, or never highlighted.

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