Nikon D200 D200 User's Manual - Page 65

Focus Zone Selection, Focus Area Frame - group dynamic mode

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Reference-Focus Focus Zone Selection When (single-area AF) or (dynamic-area AF) is selected for AF-area mode ( 54), the user can select from normal or wide focus areas (only normal focus areas are available when group dynamic-area or closest subject priority AF is selected for AF-area mode). Option Description Normal Frame (11 Areas) (default) User can cus area. select from eleven focus areas; camera focuses Use to focus on specific areas of subject. on selected fo- User can select from seven focus areas each covering wide area of Wide Frame frame, making it easier to position subject in focus area and reducing (7 Areas) time needed to frame photographs. May produce unpredictable results if focus area contains multiple subjects. Focus areas are displayed in the control panel and viewfinder as follows: Normal Frame (11 Areas) Wide Frame (7 Areas) Control panel Single-area AF Dynamic-area AF Viewfinder To choose focus zone size using Custom Setting a3 (Focus Area Frame), display the Custom Settings menu and follow the steps below. 1 2 Highlight Autofocus. 3 Display options. 4 Highlight a3 Focus Area Frame. Display options. 55

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Reference—Focus
Focus Zone Selection
When
(single-area AF) or
(dynamic-area AF) is selected for AF-area mode
(
54), the user can select from normal or wide focus areas (only normal focus
areas are available when
group dynamic-area or
closest subject priority
AF is selected for AF-area mode).
Option
Description
Normal Frame
(11 Areas)
(default)
User can select from eleven focus areas; camera focuses on selected fo-
cus area.
Use to focus on specific areas of subject.
Wide Frame
(7 Areas)
User can select from seven focus areas each covering wide area of
frame, making it easier to position subject in focus area and reducing
time needed to frame photographs.
May produce unpredictable results
if focus area contains multiple subjects.
Focus areas are displayed in the control panel and viewfinder as follows:
Control panel
Viewfinder
Single-area AF
Dynamic-area AF
Normal Frame
(11 Areas)
Wide Frame
(7 Areas)
To choose focus zone size using Custom Setting a3 (
Focus Area Frame
), display
the Custom Settings menu and follow the steps below.
1
Highlight
Autofocus
.
2
Display options.
3
Highlight
a3 Focus Area Frame
.
4
Display options.