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Reference: More on Photography (All Modes) / Focus
Focus Area Selection
Controls used
: Multi selector (monitor off )
The D80 off ers a choice of eleven focus areas that together cover a wide area of the frame. At
the default settings, the camera chooses the focus area automatically or focuses on subject
in the center focus area. The focus area can also be selected manually to compose photo-
graphs with the main subject positioned almost anywhere in the frame.
1
At default settings, the focus area is selected automatically in
,
,
,
, and
modes. To enable manual focus selec-
tion in these modes, select
Single Area
or
Dynamic Area
for
Custom Setting 2 (
AF-Area Mode
; 87).
2
Slide the focus selector lock to the “
●
” position. This allows the
multi selector to be used to select the focus area.
3
Use the multi selector to select the focus area in the viewfi nder
or control panel while the exposure meters are active ( 18).
The focus selector lock can be returned to the “
L
” (locked) po-
sition following selection to prevent the selected focus area
from changing when the multi selector is pressed.
Custom Settings
Custom Setting 2 (
AF-Area Mode
;
87) controls how the camera selects the focus area. Custom
Setting 3 (
Center AF Area
; 87) controls the size and number of focus areas available. Custom Set-
ting 18 (
AE-L/AF-L
; 94) determines allows the
AE-L/AF-L
button to be used to select the focus area.
Custom Setting 20 (
Focus Area
;
94) controls whether focus area selection “wraps around.” Custom
Setting 21 (
AF Area Illumination
;
95) controls whether the active focus area is highlighted in the
viewfi nder.
