Nikon D2Xs - Manual (Page 91)

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Taking Photographs—Focus
Focus Area Selection for Portrait (Tall) Orientation Photographs
If the shutter-release button for vertical shooting is un-
locked, the focus area can also be selected by pressing
the AF-ON button for vertical shooting and rotating the
sub-command dial for vertical shooting. The se lect ed
focus area is displayed in the top control panel and is
highlighted briefl y in the viewfi nder.
Rotate the sub-command dial clockwise to cycle end-
lessly through focus areas in the order shown at right,
counter-clockwise to cycle through focus areas in the
reverse order. Focus areas 5 and 10 are not available
when high-speed crop is on.
10
9 8 11
1 7 2
4
5
6 3
a6—Focus Area Illum ( 189)
Custom Setting a6 (Focus area Illum) controls how long the focus area is illuminated
in the viewfi nder after selection and whether focus areas are displayed in manual focus
mode or continuous shooting mode.
a7—Focus Area ( 190)
This option can be used to set focus area selection to “wrap around.”
a8—Vertical AF- ON ( 190)
Custom Setting a8 (Vertical AF-ON) controls whether the AF-ON button for vertical
shooting is used to initiate autofocus, select the focus area, or both.
f1—Center Button > Shooting Mode ( 205)
Depending on the option selected for Center button > Shooting mode (Custom Set-
ting f1), pressing the center of the multi selector will have no effect or will illuminate
the selected focus area.