Owner's Manual

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4 Choose the focus point.
! (face-priority AF): A double yellow border will be
displayed when the camera detects a portrait
subject facing the camera (if multiple faces, up to
a maximum of 35, are detected, the camera will
focus on the closest subject; to choose a different
subject, press the multi selector up, down, left, or
right).
$/% (wide- and normal-area AF): Use the multi
selector to move the focus point anywhere in the
frame, or press J to position the focus point in
the center of the frame.
& (subject-tracking AF): Position the focus point
over your subject and press J.
The focus point
will track the selected subject as it moves through
the frame.
D Using Autofocus in Live View
Use an AF-S lens.
The desired results may not be achieved with other lenses or
teleconverters.
Note that in live view, autofocus is slower and the monitor may
brighten or darken while the camera focuses.
The focus point may sometimes be
displayed in green when the camera is unable to focus.
The camera may be unable to
focus in the following situations:
• The subject contains lines parallel to the long edge of the frame
• The subject lacks contrast
• The subject in the focus point contains areas of sharply contrasting brightness, or
the subject is lit by spot lighting or by a neon sign or other light source that changes
in brightness
• Flicker or banding appears under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, sodium-vapor, or
similar lighting
• A cross (star) filter or other special filter is used
• The subject appears smaller than the focus point
• The subject is dominated by regular geometric patterns (e.g., blinds or a row of
windows in a skyscraper)
• The subject is moving
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