Nikon 880 - Manual (Page 72)

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Focus-area selection can be used in combination with focus lock if the subject would not fall in any of
the focus areas in the final composition. In P, A, M, and CSM modes, it can also be used in combination
with spot AF-area metering (
86) to lock the spot metering point to the selected focus area.
When Auto (the default setting) is selected in the FOCUS OPTIONS > AF Area Mode sub-menu
for P, A, M, or CSM mode (
103), the camera automatically selects the focus area containing the
subject closest to the camera. No focus area indicators appear in the monitor until the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway, when the active focus area is shown in red. Focus-area selection can be
deactivated in P, A, M, and CSM modes by selecting Off in the FOCUS OPTIONS > AF Area Mode
sub-menu. In this case, the center focus area is used.