Focus options – Nikon 885 User Manual

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Focus Options

The focus options sub-menu provides control
over focus settings.

— Focus-Area Selection: AF Area Mode —

This setting determines how the camera will choose the
focus area in CSM mode. The following options take effect
while the monitor is on (when the monitor is off or digital
zoom is activated, AF Area Mode is automatically set to
Off):

FOCUS OPTIONS

AF Area Mode
Auto-Focus Mode
Focus Confirmation
Distance Units
OFF

SELECT

SET

SELECT

SET

AF AREA MODE

AF Area Mode

Auto-Focus Mode
Focus Confirmation
Distance Units

OFF

Auto
Manual
Off

Option

Description

Auto

Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to
camera. Active focus area displayed in red when shutter release button
pressed halfway. This setting is useful when you have little time to
compose pictures.

Manual

User selects focus area manually (p. 101). This option can be used in
place of focus lock when subject is not at center of final composition.

Off

Center focus area is used. No focus areas appear in monitor. This
option can be used in combination with focus lock to focus on off-
center subject (p. 61).

— Auto-Focus Mode —

In CSM mode, you can choose the autofocus mode used
when the monitor is on (when the monitor is off, single
autofocus is used, regardless of the setting in the
autofocus mode sub-menu). See “Beyond Point and
Shoot: Focusing Near and Far” for more information on
autofocus (p. 92).

SELECT

SET

AUTO-FOCUS MODE

AF Area Mode

Auto-Focus Mode

Focus Confirmation
Distance Units

OFF

Continuous AF
Single AF

Option

Description

Continuous AF

Camera adjusts focus continuously; focus is locked when
shutter release button is pressed halfway and remains locked as
long as it is held in this position (p. 61).

Single AF

Camera focuses when shutter release button is pressed
halfway; focus is locked as long as shutter release button is held
in this position. Choose this option to save battery power.

— Focus Confirmation —

Use focus confirmation when you want to know exactly
what areas of the frame will be in focus before you take
the final picture. Focus confirmation affects only the view
through the lens shown in the monitor; no indicators of
focus appear in the final picture.

SELECT

SET

FOCUS CONFIRMATION

AF Area Mode
Auto-Focus Mode

Focus Confirmation

Distance Units

OFF

MF
On
Off

— Distance Units —

In this sub-menu, you can choose the units used when
displaying manual focus distance (p.132). The options
available are meters (m) or feet (ft).

SELECT

SET

DISTANCE UNITS

AF Area Mode
Auto-Focus Mode
Focus Confirmation

Distance Units
OFF

m
ft

Option

Description

MF

Objects that are in focus will be sharply outlined in monitor when

(Manual Focus) manual focus is used (p. 132).

On

Objects that are in focus will be sharply outlined in monitor in all
focus modes.

Off

No indication of focus is given.

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