Nikon D5000 User Manual

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Choose an autofocus mode.

Press the

P button and use the multi

selector to highlight the current autofocus
mode in the monitor. Press

J to display the

following options (the default option differs
depending on the shooting mode; 0 78).
Highlight an option and press

Choose the focus point.

Face priority

: A double yellow border will be

displayed when the camera detects a portrait
subject facing the camera (if multiple faces,
up to a maximum of five, are detected, the
camera will focus on the closest subject).

Wide area and normal area

: Use the multi

selector to move the focus point to any point
in the frame.

Subject tracking

: Frame the subject in the

center of the monitor and press 1 to focus.
When the camera focuses, the focus point
will turn yellow and then start tracking the
selected subject as it moves through the
frame.

Mode

Description

8 Face priority

The camera automatically detects and focuses on portrait
subjects facing the camera. Use for portraits.

9 Wide area

Use for hand-held shots of landscapes and other non-portrait
subjects. Use the multi selector to select the focus point.

! Normal area

Use for pin-point focus on a selected spot in the frame. A tripod
is recommended.

" Subject tracking Track a selected subject as it moves through the frame.

Live View Autofocus

The autofocus mode for live view autofocus can
also be chosen using Custom Settings a3 (Live
view autofocus, 0 155).

P button

Focus point