Nikon F80QD User Manual - Page 23
Focus Lock
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Focus Lock • Focus lock is useful in autofocus shooting when you want to capture a subject that's framed outside of the F80/F80D/F80S's five focus areas, and in situations where autofocus may not work as expected (page 46). Focus lock is operated differently in Single Servo AF or Continuous Servo AF. 1 Position the focus area on the subject and lightly press the shutter release button. • / appears when the subject is in focus. 2 Confirm focus indicator / and lock focus. In Single Servo AF: Focus is locked as long as the shutter release button is kept lightly pressed. • Focus can also be locked by pressing the , button. (Refer to the operation in Continuous Servo AF.) In Continuous Servo AF Confirm focus indicator / then (while keeping shutter release button lightly pressed) press the , button. • Focus is locked as long as the , button is kept pressed, even if you remove your finger from the shutter release button. In Auto Exposure mode, exposure is also locked in this case (page 58). c 11: Only focus can be set to lock when , button is pressed (page 73). 3 While keeping the focus locked, recompose and shoot. • After you have locked focus, do not change the camera-to-subject distance. • If you keep the shutter release button lightly pressed or keep the , button pressed after releasing the shutter in Single Servo AF, the shutter can be released repeatedly with the same focusing. • If the subject moves after focus is locked (the camera-to-subject distance changes), remove your finger from the shutter release button or , button to release the focus lock, refocus and lock the focus again. Focus 44 45