Nikon D780 DSLR Camera (Body Only) - Manual (Page 193)

147 Shooting Settings
[ Auto-area AF ]
The camera automatically
detects the subject and
selects the focus point.
• If a face is detected, the
camera will give priority to
the portrait subject (face-
detection AF). This lets
you concentrate on composition and facial
expressions even if your subject is in motion (
0 155).
• Use on occasions when you don’t have time to select
the focus point yourself, for portraits, or snapshots
and other spur-of-the-moment photos.
• When AF-S is selected for autofocus mode, the active
focus points are briefly highlighted after the camera
focuses. When
AF-C is selected, or when AF-A is
selected and photographs are taken using AF-C , only
the main focus point is displayed.
Option Description