Nikon D800 - Manual (Page 64)

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Focus and Shoot
1
Press the shutter-
release button
halfway (
0 41).
At default settings, the
camera will focus on the
subject in the center
focus point. Frame a
photo in the viewfinder
with the main subject
positioned in the center
focus point and press
the shutter-release button halfway. If the subject is poorly lit,
the AF-assist illuminator may light.
2
Check indicators in the viewfinder.
When the focus operation is complete, the in-focus indicator
(
I) will appear in the viewfinder.
While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway,
focus will lock and the number of exposures that
can be stored in the memory buffer (“t”;
0 105)
will be shown in the viewfinder display.
For information on what to do if the camera is unable to focus
using autofocus, see “Getting Good Results with Autofocus”
(
0 100).
Viewfinder display Description
I Subject in focus.
2 Focus point is between camera and subject.
4 Focus point is behind subject.
2 4
(blinks)
Camera unable to focus on subject in focus
point using autofocus.
Focus
indicator Buffer
capacity
Focus point