87Menu Guide / Custom Settings2: AF-Area Mode (All Modes)This option determines how the focus area is selected in autofocusmode ( 28). Choose from:Option DescriptionSingle areaUser selects focus area using multi selector; camera focuses on subject in selectedfocus area only. Use with stationary subjects. Default setting for P, S, A, M, andmodes.Dynamic areaUser selects focus area manually, but if subject leaves selected focus area even brief-ly, camera will focus based on information from other focus areas. Use with errati-cally moving subjects. Default setting for mode.Auto-area AF Camera selects focus area automatically. Default for , , , , and modes.The current setting is shown by an icon in the control panel ( 5).3: Center AF Area (All Modes)This option determines the size of the center focus area.Option Description Viewfinder displayNormal zone(default)Focus on a specific subject in a small areawithout other nearby objects interfering withfocus.Wide zoneFocus on moving subjects and other objectsthat are difficult to track. Not available whenAuto-area AF is selected for Custom Setting 2(AF-area mode).See “Focus” for more information on focus settings ( 28).4: AF-Assist (All Modes Except , , and )If On (the default setting) is selected and the subject is poorly lit, theAF-assist illuminator will light to assist the focus operation in single-ser-vo AF (AF-S or single-servo AF selected in AF-A autofocus mode) whenSingle area or Auto-area AF is selected for Custom Setting 2 (AF-area mode) or when Custom Setting 2 is set to Dynamic area andthe center focus area is selected. Choose Off to disable the AF-assistilluminator. Note that when the illuminator is off, the camera may notbe able to focus on poorly-lit subjects using autofocus.
