Nikon 995 - Manual (Page 41)

Manual Focus
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Autofocus Lock/Auto Exposure Lock
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If the subject is outside of the Autofocus area, a feature called
Autofocus lock can be used to maintain focus on the subject.
Autofocus is locked by half pressing the shutter with the subject in the
focus target area. At the same time, exposure for the main subject is
memorized by the camera (Auto exposure lock). This function is
convenient when the exposure should be defined by the subject.
1 Center the main subject between the Autofocus brackets and
lightly press the Shutter release button.
2 Keeping the Shutter release button lightly pressed, recompose
and shoot.
• The Green LED lights when a subject is in focus, and focus and exposure are
locked.
Do not change the distance to the subject after the focus is locked.
Check points
• The purpose of Auto exposure lock is to fix the exposure precisely on the
subject. The Center-Weighted or Spot Metering modes are most suited for this
purpose. For setting metering, see page 97.
• When shooting with the Autofocus lock, we recommend manually setting the
focus target area (p. 111) to the center (in mode).
Shooting Mode Shooting Mode
When the Mode dial is set to , the camera-to-subject distance can
be set manually by using Manual focus. This is convenient to ensure
accurate focus when the shooting distance is known or in situations
where Autofocus may not work as expected (p. 82).
To select Manual Focus rotate the Command dial while pressing the
Focus mode button.
indication appears in the Control panel
as confirmation. Keeping the Focus mode button pressed, rotate the
Command dial again to display the shooting distance both on the
Control panel and Monitor.
• The shooting distance can be set in 49 steps from 0.02 m (0.06 ft.) to 10 m
(30 ft.), plus infinity.
• To confirm the chosen shooting distance in the Control panel, lightly press the
Shutter release button.
To Cancel Manual Focus mode
Manual Focus mode is canceled by pressing the Focus mode button. The
Focus mode then returns to the last mode before Manual focus was set.
Notes: Manual Focus
• When setting the Self-timer and the Manual Focus mode at the same time, set
the Self-timer first.
• When zooming with the shooting distance set less than 0.3 m (1.0 ft.), focus is
not possible in some zooming ranges. In this case, the shooting distance
display in the Monitor lights in red as a warning.
• Displayed distance and the actual focus distance differ when an accessory
lens converter is used.
Adv
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