Nikon D500 Menu Guide - English - Page 100

Option, Description, Preset focus, point, AF-area mode, AF-ON, Preview, FV lock

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The following options are available: Option Description Pressing control selects a preset focus point. To choose the point, select it and press the control while pressing the AF-mode button until the focus point flashes. Separate focus points can be selected for "wide" (landscape) orientation and for A Preset focus point each of the two "tall" (portrait) orientations if Focus point or Focus point and AF-area mode is selected for Custom Setting a7 (Store by orientation, 0 77). If this option is assigned to the lens focus function buttons, you can select the preset focus point by pressing and holding a lens focus function button. Release the button to restore the original focus point selection. Highlight this option and press 2 to select an AF-area mode (3D-tracking excluded). The K AF-area mode selected mode will take effect while the control is pressed; releasing the control restores the original AF-area mode. q AF-area mode + AF-ON As for AF-area mode, above, except that pressing the control also initiates autofocus. During viewfinder photography, you can preview depth of field while the control is pressed. During q Preview live view photography, you can press the control once to open the lens to maximum aperture, making it easier to check focus; pressing the control again restores aperture to its original value. r FV lock Press the control to lock flash value for optional flash units. Press again to cancel FV lock. 100 Menu Guide

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Menu Guide
The following options are available:
Option
Description
A
Preset focus
point
Pressing control selects a preset focus point.
To
choose the point, select it and press the control
while pressing the AF-mode button until the focus
point flashes.
Separate focus points can be
selected for “wide” (landscape) orientation and for
each of the two “tall” (portrait) orientations if
Focus point
or
Focus point and AF-area mode
is
selected for Custom Setting a7 (
Store by
orientation
,
0
77).
If this option is assigned to
the lens focus function buttons, you can select the
preset focus point by pressing and holding a lens
focus function button.
Release the button to
restore the original focus point selection.
K
AF-area mode
Highlight this option and press
2
to select an
AF-area mode (3D-tracking excluded).
The
selected mode will take effect while the control is
pressed; releasing the control restores the original
AF-area mode.
q
AF-area mode
+ AF-ON
As for
AF-area mode
, above, except that pressing
the control also initiates autofocus.
q
Preview
During viewfinder photography, you can preview
depth of field while the control is pressed.
During
live view photography, you can press the control
once to open the lens to maximum aperture,
making it easier to check focus; pressing the
control again restores aperture to its original
value.
r
FV lock
Press the control to lock flash value for optional
flash units.
Press again to cancel FV lock.