Focus
Mode
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Autofocus
• With the focus mode selector set to
AF
, lightly pressing the shutter release
button automatically focuses the camera on the subject and
causes.
to
appear in the viewfinder.
Auto-Servo AF:
Camera automatically chooses Single Servo
AF
or Continuous Servo
AF
operation according to the subject status, i.e. stationary or moving (including
directional information).
1. Single Servo AF: Once focused on a subject, focus
is
locked.
2.
Continuous Servo AF: The camera continuously focuses on a moving
subject.
• When Sport Program is selected, the camera automatically switches to
Continuous Servo AF and the camera continuously focuses on the subject.
•
In
either case, the shutter will not be released until the subject
is
in
focus and .
appears
in
the viewfinder.
AF-Assist Illuminator
• The
AF
-Assist Illuminator provides the necessary illumination to focus on dark
subjects. The camera activates the AF-Assist Illuminator
in
the following
conditions:
1. When a AF Nikkor lens is attached, the focus
mode
is set
to
AF, and
the
subject
is
dark
.
2. When exposure
mode
is
not
set
to
Landscape
or
Sport Program.