Nikon D780 DSLR Camera (Body Only) - Manual (Page 196)

150 Shooting Settings
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Live View Photography
Option Description
3
[ Pinpoint
AF ]
Recommended for shots involving static subjects,
such as buildings, in-studio product photography,
or close-ups. Use for pinpoint focus on a selected
spot in the frame smaller than the focus point for
[
Single-point AF ]. This option is available only
when AF-S is chosen for AF mode during still
photography. Focusing may be slower than with
[
Single-point AF ].
d
[ Single-
point AF ]
The camera focuses on a point selected by the user.
Use with stationary subjects.
f
[ Wide-area
AF (S) ]
As for [ Single-point AF ], except the camera
focuses on a wider area, the focus areas for [ Wide-
area AF (L) ] being larger than those for [ Wide-area
AF (S) ]. Use for snapshots or photos of moving
subjects that are hard to frame using [ Single-point
AF ], or during movie recording for smooth focus
when making panning or tilting shots or filming
moving subjects. If the selected focus area contains
subjects at different distances from the camera, the
camera will assign priority to the closest subject.
g
[ Wide-area
AF (L) ]