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Focus Point Selection
The camera offers a choice
of
eleven focus points
that
together cover a wide
area
of
the frame. At the default settings, the camera chooses the focus
point
automatically
or focuses on subject in the center focus point. The focus
point
can also be selected
manually
to
compose photographs
with
the main subject positioned almost
anywhere in the frame.
1 Choose single-
or
dynamic-area
AF.
At default settings, the focus
point
is
selected
automatically
in
A&O,
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IZ:J,
P,
S,
A,
and Mmodes.
To
enable manual focus-point selection in these modes,
select
Single
point,
Dynamic
area, or
3D-tracking
(11
points)
for Custom Setting
al
(AF-area
mode;
pg. 173).
2 Set
the
focus selector lock
to
"e".
Set
the focus selector lock
to
the
"."
position.
This allows the multi selector
to
be used
to
select the focus point.
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3 Select
the
focus
point.
Use
the multi selector
to
select
the
focus
point
in the viewfinder or control panel while the
exposure meters are active (pg.
35).
The focus
selector lock
can
be returned
to
the
"t'
(locked)
position following selection
to
prevent the
selected focus
point
from changing when the
multi selector
is
pressed.
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See Also
Custom Setting a1 (AF-area
mode;
pg. 173) controls
how
the camera selects
the
focus point.
Custom Setting
a2
(Center
focus
point;
pg. 174) controls the
size
of
the center focus point.
Custom Setting
a4
(AF
point
illumination;
175) controls whether
the
active focus
point
is
highlighted in the viewfinder.