33Reference—Choosing the Focus Area2 Press the multi selector left, right, up, ordown to select the focus area. The selectedfocus area will be displayed in the viewfinder,highlighted in red if necessary to establishcontrast with the background. The selectedfocus area is also shown in the control paneland viewfinder status display.The D50 offers a choice of five focus areas that together cover a wide areaof the frame. By default, the camera selects the focus area automaticallyor focuses on the subject in the center focus area. The focus area can alsobe selected manually to allow photographs to be composed with the mainsubject almost anywhere in the frame.Manual Focus Area SelectionChoosing the Focus AreaControls used: Multi selector1 Select Single Area or Dynamic Area forCustom Setting 3 (AF-Area Mode). Man-ual focus area selection is not available withClosest Subjct, which is the default settingin , , , , and modes.Advanced Settings3: AF-Area Mode controls focus-area selection ( 89). 8: AF Area Illm de-termines when the active focus area is highlighted ( 91).
