autofocus subject area set to the right

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autofocus subject area set to the right

Postby kirsty on Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:18 am

Hello!

Please help...when the auto focus area on my D70 is set to dynamic or single the little focus bracket on the right is highlighted or bracketed. So its always something to the right hand side that the camera focuses on. Do you know how I can re-set this…its rather annoying!!!!

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Postby Glen on Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:26 am

Press the multi button (the one on the right on the back about an inch across) and you can choose between any sensor
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Postby stubbsy on Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:44 am

Also make sure the lock button is in the up position first (the slider to the right of the viewscreen with an L on it) - I spent 45 minutes trying to resolve this very same problem and that was the cause :cry:
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Postby SoCal Steve on Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:47 am

stubbsy wrote:Also make sure the lock button is in the up position first (the slider to the right of the viewscreen with an L on it) - I spent 45 minutes trying to resolve this very same problem and that was the cause :cry:


The multiselector button sometimes goes to sleep, too. So you may have to also press the shutter button half way down and then press the multiselector to change the focus area. This one had me going for a litte while too.
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:57 pm

SoCal Steve wrote:
stubbsy wrote:Also make sure the lock button is in the up position first (the slider to the right of the viewscreen with an L on it) - I spent 45 minutes trying to resolve this very same problem and that was the cause :cry:


The multiselector button sometimes goes to sleep, too. So you may have to also press the shutter button half way down and then press the multiselector to change the focus area. This one had me going for a litte while too.


So right Steve - that one had me fooled for awhile 8)
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