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If a appears in the viewfinder, the lens is focused behind the subject.
If a appears in the viewfinder, the lens is focused in front of the subject.
If a blinks in the viewfinder, autofocus is not possible. Refer to “Special Focusing
Situations in AF” on page 9-13.
☛ Focus is not locked in Continuous Servo AF. To capture an off-center subject, use the
AE-L/AF-L button and recompose the image. Refer to “AE/AF Lock” on page 13-
16.
Manual Focus
You can use the Electronic Rangefinder or the viewfinder’s clear matte field to ensure
precise manual focus.
Lightly press the Shutter Release
button to start autofocus. When the
subject is in focus, the camera’s
autofocus motor (or the motor of an
AF-I or AF-S Nikkor lens) stops
driving the autofocus lens and a •
appears in the viewfinder. Unless
you remove your finger from the
Shutter Release button, the motor
will start driving the lens again to
obtain an in-focus picture if the
focus distance changes.
To focus manually when using a
NIKON lens that does not have an
A/M switch, set the camera’s Focus
Mode selector to M.
When using a NIKON lens with an
A/M switch, set the lens’ switch to
M.
When using an AF-I or AF-S
Nikkor lens, set the switch on the
lens to M or M/A. (With these lens
types it is not necessary to change
the camera’s Focus Mode selector.)
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