Nikon 5400 - Manual (Page 81)

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Focus Options
The Focus options item in the shooting menu
for P, S, A, and M modes (
94) contains three
options controlling focus settings.
Option
Auto
Description
Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to
camera. Selected focus area is displayed in red when shutter-release but-
ton is pressed halfway. Choose this setting to minimize risk of pictures
being out of focus when subject is moving erratically or in other situa-
tions in which there is little time to check focus.
Manual
Off
Camera focuses on subject in center focus area (shown by focus brackets
in viewfi nder). No focus area indicators appear in monitor. Can be used
in combination with focus lock (
29) to focus on off-center subjects.
User selects focus area manually using multi selector. Can be used in-
stead of focus lock (
29) to focus on relatively motionless subjects that
are not centered in frame.
Restrictions on Focus Area Selection
Focus-area selection is not available when the monitor is off or digital zoom ( 26) is
in effect. In these cases, the center focus area is used.
AF Area Mode
In (auto) mode (and at all scene-mode set-
tings except Portrait and Close up), the camera
automatically focuses on the subject in the focus
area at the center of the frame, shown by the
focus brackets in the viewfi nder. In P, S, A, and
M modes, a total of fi ve focus areas are avail-
able, making it possible to focus on an off-center
subject without using focus lock. AF area mode
determines how the focus area is selected.
AF AREA MODE
Auto
Manual
Off
FOCUS OPTIONS
AF area mode
Auto-focus mode
Focus confirmation
More on Focus (P, S, A, and M)