Nikon D3X - Manual (Page 104)

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Focus Point Selection
The camera offers a choice of 51
focus points that together cover a
wide area of the frame. The focus
point can be selected manually,
allowing photographs to be
composed with the main subject
positioned almost anywhere in the frame (single-point and
dynamic-area AF), or automatically (auto-area AF; note that
manual focus point detection is not available when auto-area AF is
selected). To select the focus point manually:
1
Rotate the focus selector
lock to
●.
This allows the multi selector to
be used to select the focus
point.
2
Select the focus point.
Use the multi selector to select
the focus point. At default
settings, the center focus point
can be selected by pressing the
center of the multi selector.
The focus selector lock can be
rotated to the locked (L)
position following selection to
prevent the selected focus
point from changing when the
multi selector is pressed.
AF-area mode selector
Focus selector lock