Nikon 4200 - Manual (Page 101)

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AF Area Mode
AF area mode determines how the focus area is
selected.
Select from the following three options and press
.
Press MENU button in (auto shooting) mode to
select AF area mode ( 74), and then press .
Option Description
Auto
(default setting)
Camera automatically selects
focus area containing subject
closest to camera. Selected
focus area is displayed in green
(focused) or red (not focused)
when shutter-release button is
pressed halfway. This setting is
useful when your subject is moving or you have little
time to check focus.
Manual
User selects an area from 99
focus areas manually using
,
, or of the multi selector.
This option can be used instead
of AF/AE lock (
23) to focus
on a relatively motionless sub-
ject that is not at the center of
the frame. For more information
see “Using
Manual Option” ( 93).
Off
Center focus area is used. This
option can be used in combina-
tion with AF/AE lock (
23) to
focus on off-center subjects.
Focus area
Focus area
Selectable area
Focus area