76Taking Photographs—Beyond Point-and-ShootFocusing Near and Far: The ButtonBy default, the camera adjusts focus automatically for subjects 50 cm (1´8˝) ormore from the lens, which is ideal for snapshots. Under some circumstances,however, you may want to force the camera to focus on distant objects ratherthan on the closest object visible in the focus area—for example, when pho-tographing a distant landscape through a screen of branches or when takinga shot through a window. Or you may want the camera to focus on some-thing closer than 50 cm—for example, to create a close-up of a flower orbusiness card. Your Nikon digital camera offers focus modes for both situa-tions. In addition, a self-timer mode is available for delaying shutter release,either to keep the camera from shaking or to allow you to appear in your ownphotographs.To select the focus mode, press the button repeatedly until the desired set-ting is displayed in the control panel or monitor.Macro Close-UpWe recommend that you frame photographs in the monitor when using macroclose-up.While the flash can be used in macro close-up mode, it may be unable to lightthe entire subject at distances under 30 cm (1´). Take a test picture and verifythe results in the monitor.Focus mode displayedin control panel andmonitor. At setting ofinfinity, icon ap-pears in monitor; con-trol panel shows M-F.“InF” appears briefly inshutter-speed/aperturedisplay when infinityselected.Press
