Nikon 29842-9425-19 D80 User's Manual - Page 99

AF-Area Mode All Modes, Center AF Area All Modes, AF-Assist All Modes Except

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2: AF-Area Mode (All Modes) This option determines how the focus area is selected in autofocus mode ( 28). Choose from: Option Description User selects focus area using multi selector; camera focuses on subject in selected Single area focus area only. Use with stationary subjects. Default setting for P, S, A, M, and modes. User selects focus area manually, but if subject leaves selected focus area even brief- Dynamic area ly, camera will focus based on information from other focus areas. Use with erratically moving subjects. Default setting for mode. Auto-area AF Camera selects focus area automatically. Default for , , , , and modes. The current setting is shown by an icon in the control panel ( 5). 3: Center AF Area (All Modes) This option determines the size of the center focus area. Option Description Viewfinder display Normal zone (default) Focus on a specific subject in a small area without other nearby objects interfering with focus. Wide zone Focus on moving subjects and other objects that are difficult to track. Not available when Auto-area AF is selected for Custom Setting 2 (AF-area mode). See "Focus" for more information on focus settings ( 28). 4: AF-Assist (All Modes Except , , and ) If On (the default setting) is selected and the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illuminator will light to assist the focus operation in single-servo AF (AF-S or single-servo AF selected in AF-A autofocus mode) when Single area or Auto-area AF is selected for Custom Setting 2 (AFarea mode) or when Custom Setting 2 is set to Dynamic area and the center focus area is selected. Choose Off to disable the AF-assist illuminator. Note that when the illuminator is off, the camera may not be able to focus on poorly-lit subjects using autofocus. Menu Guide / Custom Settings 87

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Menu Guide / Custom Settings
2: AF-Area Mode (All Modes)
This option determines how the focus area is selected in autofocus
mode (
28).
Choose from:
Option
Description
Single area
User selects focus area using multi selector; camera focuses on subject in selected
focus area only.
Use with stationary subjects.
Default setting for
P
,
S
,
A
,
M
, and
modes.
Dynamic area
User selects focus area manually, but if subject leaves selected focus area even brief-
ly, camera will focus based on information from other focus areas.
Use with errati-
cally moving subjects.
Default setting for
mode.
Auto-area AF
Camera selects focus area automatically.
Default for
,
,
,
, and
modes.
The current setting is shown by an icon in the control panel (
5).
3: Center AF Area (All Modes)
This option determines the size of the center focus area.
Option
Description
Viewfinder display
Normal zone
(default)
Focus on a specific subject in a small area
without other nearby objects interfering with
focus.
Wide zone
Focus on moving subjects and other objects
that are diffi
cult to track.
Not available when
Auto-area AF
is selected for Custom Setting 2
(
AF-area mode
).
See “Focus” for more information on focus settings (
28).
4: AF-Assist (All Modes Except
,
, and
)
If
On
(the default setting) is selected and the subject is poorly lit, the
AF-assist illuminator will light to assist the focus operation in single-ser-
vo AF (
AF-S
or single-servo AF selected in
AF-A
autofocus mode) when
Single area
or
Auto-area AF
is selected for Custom Setting 2 (
AF-
area mode
) or when Custom Setting 2 is set to
Dynamic area
and
the center focus area is selected.
Choose
Off
to disable the AF-assist
illuminator.
Note that when the illuminator is off, the camera may not
be able to focus on poorly-lit subjects using autofocus.