Nikon D700 - Page 79

Focus and Shoot
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Press the shutter-
release button
halfway
to focus
(pg.54).
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 (e) will
appear in
the viewfinder. If the subject is dark, the AF-assist
illuminator may
light automatically to assist the focus
operation.
---------------,--------------------------------------------------
Viewfinder display Description
~~v,·_~~~~_··~·_~~_··
• Subject in focus.
----------------------------j----------------------c-------.-----.".---.------,,-.,----.- --_.--------
~ Focus point is between camera and subject.
~~~ __ • __ ~v,,~ __ ,~ ~ .·~,, ,~~~_~_.,~·.~_.·~.~~. ~.~_
~ i Focus point is behind subject.
Jr;-::-------.-----------------.-.-------------
~ ~ I Camera unable to focus on subject in focus
____ ~b lin ~s) J~<:>~~t_~~in ~~ __ ~!~!~~_~_~_ .. __ ._. . __ ... _.____________ _
While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway,
focus will lock and
the number of exposures that
can be stored in the memory buffer ("r"; pg. 87) 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"
(pg.80).
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