Nikon D300s - Manual (Page 69)

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Focus and Shoot
1
Press the shutter-
release button
halfway to focus
(
0 44).
At default settings, the
camera will focus on the
subject in the center
focus point.
Frame a
photo in the viewfinder
with the main subject
positioned in the center
focus point and press the shutter-release button halfway. If
the camera is able to focus, a beep will sound and the in-focus
indicator (
I) will appear in the viewfinder. If the subject is
dark, the AF-assist illuminator may light automatically to assist
the focus operation.
While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway,
focus will lock and the number of exposures that
can be stored in the memory buffer (“
t”; 0 89) will
be shown in the viewfinder display.
For information on what to do if the camera is unable to focus
using autofocus, see “Getting Good Results with Autofocus”
(
0 82).
Viewfinder display Description
I Subject in focus.
I
(blinks)
Camera unable to focus on subject in focus
point using autofocus.
Focus
indicator Buffer
capacity
Focus point