Nikon D4S User Manual

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AF-Area Mode
AF-area mode is shown in the top control panel and viewfinder.
AF-area mode
Top control 
panel
Viewfinder
AF-area mode
Top control 
panel
Viewfinder
Single-point 
AF
3D-tracking
9-point 
dynamic-area 
AF
*
Group-area 
AF
21-point 
dynamic-area 
AF
*
Auto-area AF
51-point 
dynamic-area 
AF
*
* Only active focus point is displayed in the viewfinder. Remaining focus 
points provide information to assist focus operation.
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Manual Focus
Single-point AF is automatically selected when manual focus is used.
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See Also
For information on adjusting how long the camera waits before 
refocusing when an object moves in front of the camera, see Custom 
Setting a3 (Focus tracking with lock-on
0 314). See Custom Setting 
a5 (Focus point illumination
0 315) for information on choosing how 
the focus point is displayed in dynamic-area and group-area AF, a10 
(Store by orientation
0 319) for information on choosing different 
focus points and/or AF-area modes for portrait- and landscape-
orientation photographs, a11 (Limit AF-area mode selection
for information on limiting AF-area mode selection, and f10 (Customize 
command dials
) > Change main/sub (
0 345) for information on using 
the main command dial to choose the AF-area mode. See page 53 for 
information on the autofocus options available in live view or during 
movie recording.