Nikon 5000 - Manual (Page 112)

Taking Photographs—Advanced Photography
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Focusing at a Preset Distance: Manual Focus
In User Sets 1, 2, and 3, manual focus can be used in place of autofocus for
situations in which you know the distance to your subject. Focus distance can
be selected from fifty preset distances, ranging from 0.02 m (0.06´) to infinity.
To use manual focus:
1 Measure the distance to your subject
Measure or estimate the distance to your subject from the front of the cam-
era lens. This will be the distance you will select for manual focus.
2 Choose the focus distance
Rotate the command dial while pressing the MF (
) button.
Press while rotating
command dial
+
Focus distance is dis-
played in monitor,
and in control panel
while MF (
) but-
ton is pressed. After
command dial is re-
leased, M-F icon in
control panel shows
that manual focus is
in effect.
Close-ups and Optical Zoom
At short focus distances, the camera may be unable to focus at some zoom
positions. If the camera is unable to focus at the current zoom position, the
focus distance display in the monitor will turn red. Zoom the camera in or out
until the focus distance is no longer shown in red.