Nikon D1X - Manual (Page 88)

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OGRAPHY—AF-AREA MODE
The current AF-area mode is indicated by the display in the top control panel.
Description Option Icon
The following options are available:
Using the Button to Select the AF-Area Mode
When AF Area is chosen in the Assign FUNC sub-menu, AF-area mode will be
assigned to the
button, allowing you to select the AF-area mode without ac-
cessing the camera menus. Pressing the button (A), rotate the main command
dial (B) until the desired AF-area mode is showing in the control panel on top of the
camera (C).
A B C
When the autofocus system is initiated by pressing
the shutter-release button halfway or by pressing ei-
ther of the AF-ON buttons, the camera focuses on
the subject in the active focus area. The camera then
continuously scans all five focus areas to maintain fo-
cus as the subject moves into other focus areas. This
mode is useful when it is difficult to predict where
the subject will be at the moment of exposure. Un-
less the focus area is changed using the multi selector,
the focus area originally selected will be used as the
focus target the next time you initiate autofocus.
Dynamic Area AF
Single Area AF
The camera focuses on the subject in the selected
focus area. This mode is effective when focusing on
subjects that are relatively motionless.