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AF-Area Mode, Focus Area, AF Area Illm, Display, Description, Option

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Taking Photographs-Focus 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 Single area User selects focus area manually; camera focuses on subject in selected focus area only. Selected focus area is highlighted in viewfinder ( 8) when focus area is selected and when camera focuses. Use for relatively static compositions 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. Dynamic area User selects focus area manually, but camera uses information from multiple focus areas to determine focus. Selected focus area is highlighted in viewfinder ( 8) when focus area is selected and when camera focuses. If subject leaves selected focus area even briefly, camera will still be 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. Closest subjct Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to camera. Focus area can not be selected manually, and focus area is not displayed in control panel; active focus area is highlighted in viewfinder when camera focuses. 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. 67

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Taking Photographs—Focus
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.
Display
Description
Option
User selects focus area manually; camera focuses on subject
in selected focus area only.
Selected focus area is high-
lighted in viewfinder (
8) when focus area is selected and
when camera focuses.
Use for relatively static compositions
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.
Single
area
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
focus area is selected and when camera focuses.
If subject
leaves selected focus area even briefly, camera will still be
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.
Dynamic
area
Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject
closest to camera.
Focus area can not be selected manually,
and focus area is not displayed in control panel; active fo-
cus area is highlighted in viewfinder when camera focuses.
Prevents out-of-focus shots when photographing erratically
moving subjects.
Selected automatically when mode dial is
rotated to
,
,
,
,
, or
.
Closest
subjct
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.