Nikon D200 D200 User's Manual - Page 161

Custom Setting a6, AF Activation, AF Area Illumination, Focus Area Selection

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Custom Setting a6: AF Activation This option controls whether both the shutter-release button and the AF-ON button can be used to initiate autofocus or whether autofocus is only initiated when the AF-ON button is pressed. Option Description Shutter/AF-ON Autofocus can be performed with AF-ON button or by pressing shutter- (default) release button halfway. AF-ON Only Autofocus can only be performed with AF-ON button. Custom Setting a7: AF Area Illumination This option controls whether or not the active focus area is highlighted in red in the viewfinder. Option Description Auto Selected focus area is automatically highlighted as needed to provide contrast (default) with background. Off Selected focus area is not highlighted. Selected focus area is always highlighted, regardless of brightness of back- On ground. Depending on brightness of background, selected focus area may be difficult to see. Custom Setting a8: Focus Area Selection At the default setting of No Wrap, the focus-area display is bounded by the outer focus areas so that, for example, pressing the multi selector up when the top focus area is selected has no effect. Select Wrap to allow focus-area selection to "wrap around" from top to bottom, bottom to top, right to left, and left to right. Setup Custom Settings 151

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151
Setup
Custom Settings
Custom Setting a6:
AF Activation
This option controls whether both the shutter-release but-
ton and the
AF-ON
button can be used to initiate autofocus
or whether autofocus is only initiated when the
AF-ON
but-
ton is pressed.
Option
Description
Shutter/AF-ON
(default)
Autofocus can be performed with
AF-ON
button or by pressing shutter-
release button halfway.
AF-ON Only
Autofocus can only be performed with
AF-ON
button.
Custom Setting a7:
AF Area Illumination
This option controls whether or not the active focus area is
highlighted in red in the viewfinder.
Option
Description
Auto
(default)
Selected focus area is automatically highlighted as needed to provide contrast
with background.
Off
Selected focus area is not highlighted.
On
Selected focus area is always highlighted, regardless of brightness of back-
ground.
Depending on brightness of background, selected focus area may be
diffi
cult to see.
Custom Setting a8:
Focus Area Selection
At the default setting of
No Wrap
, the focus-area display
is bounded by the outer focus areas so that, for example,
pressing the multi selector up when the top focus area is
selected has no effect.
Select
Wrap
to allow focus-area
selection to “wrap around” from top to bottom, bottom to
top, right to left, and left to right.