Nikon D1 Manual

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36TipA CBCamera Settings: Focus AreaFocus AreaThe D1 has five focus areas which together cover a wide area of the frame. Bychoosing the focus area according to your composition and the position of yoursubject, you can focus on an off-center subject without using focus lock.To select a focus area, unlock the focus-area selector by rotating the lockrelease to the unlocked position (A). You can move the focus area left or right,up or down by pressing the focus-area selector in the corresponding direction.The selected focus area appears in the control panel on top of the camera (B)and is shown in red in the viewfinder (C). The focus area can be locked byrotating the focus-area selector lock release to the locked position.Note:The focus area can not be selected manually when closest subjectpriority is in effect. The focus area indicator is not displayed in the viewfinderor in the control panel on top of the camera when closest subject priority is ineffect (see “AF Area Mode”).Focus area can still be selected when another type of finder screen is inserted in thecamera.By default, if the top focus area is selected, the focus area will not change whenthe top of the focus-area selector is pressed. Similarly, pressing the selector to theright when the right area is selected has no effect. This setting can be changedso that pressing the top of the selector when the top area is selected activates thebottom area, pressing the selector to the right when the right area is selectedactivates the left area, etc. This allows you to shift focus from the right to left side,top to bottom, without changing the position of your finger on the focus-areaselector. See “Custom Settings,” item 6.