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Menu Guide / Custom Settings
2: AF-Area Mode (All Modes)
This option determines how the focus area is selected in autofocus
mode ( 28). Choose from:
Option
Description
Single area
User selects focus area using multi selector; camera focuses on subject in selected
focus area only. Use with stationary subjects. Default setting for
P
,
S
,
A
,
M
, and
modes.
Dynamic area
User selects focus area manually, but if subject leaves selected focus area even brief-
ly, camera will focus based on information from other focus areas. Use with errati-
cally moving subjects. Default setting for mode.
Auto-area AF
Camera selects focus area automatically. Default for
, , , , and modes.
The current setting is shown by an icon in the control panel ( 5).
3: Center AF Area (All Modes)
This option determines the size of the center focus area.
Option
Description
Viewfi nder display
Normal zone
(default)
Focus on a specifi c subject in a small area
without other nearby objects interfering with
focus.
Wide zone
Focus on moving subjects and other objects
that are diffi
cult to track. Not available when
Auto-area AF
is selected for Custom Setting 2
(
AF-area mode
).
See “Focus” for more information on focus settings ( 28).
4: AF-Assist (All Modes Except , , and )
If
On
(the default setting) is selected and the subject is poorly lit, the
AF-assist illuminator will light to assist the focus operation in single-ser-
vo AF (
AF-S
or single-servo AF selected in
AF-A
autofocus mode) when
Single area
or
Auto-area AF
is selected for Custom Setting 2 (
AF-
area mode
) or when Custom Setting 2 is set to
Dynamic area
and
the center focus area is selected. Choose
Off
to disable the AF-assist
illuminator. Note that when the illuminator is off , the camera may not
be able to focus on poorly-lit subjects using autofocus.
