Focus mode: the button – Nikon 5700 User Manual
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Taking Pictur
es : The Details—Using the Camera Contr
ols (All User Sets)
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Focus Mode: The
Button
Choose a focus mode according to your subject and composition.
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Autofocus
Camera automatically adjusts
focus according to distance to
subject.
Use with subjects 50 cm (1´8˝)
or more from lens.
Setting
How it works
When to use it
Infinity
Focus is fixed at infinity, allow-
ing camera to focus on distant
scenes. Speedlight is disabled.
Use when shooting distant
scenes through foreground
objects such as a window.
Self-timer
Combines macro close-up (see
above) at distances of 3 cm
(1.2”) or more with shutter
release delay of 3 s or 10 s.
Use the 3 s delay to prevent pic-
tures from blurring, especially
when using macro close-up.
Use the 10 s delay for self por-
traits.
Macro
close-up
When turns yellow, camera
can focus on objects as close as
3 cm (1.2˝, measured from
lens). See note on next page.
Use for close-ups.