Focus Mode; Autofocus - Nikon F70 Instruction Manual

Spot Area AF
Spot Area AF, in which the focus detecting area is shown by
the 3mm-dia. circle at the centre of the viewfinder, is
recommended in the following situations:
a. Subject considerably b. Subject obscured by an
smaller than the Wide-Area object, such as a fence, in
focus brackets* the foreground
* Lock focus. See "AUTOFOCUS WITH MAIN SUBJECT OFF CENTRE" on pages 36 to 37.
** To give correct exposure on your subject, see "AUTO EXPOSURE LOCK FUNCTION WITH AE-L BUTTON" on pages 74 to
75 or "TO OBTAIN METER READING FOR A PARTICULAR SUBJECT IN MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE" on pages 76 to 77.
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c. A particular portion of the d. Strongly backlit subject,
subject must be in focus, such as someone standing
such as the eyes in a beside bright window**
portrait

FOCUS MODE

AUTOFOCUS

For autofocus, set the focus mode selector at AF.
The Nikon F70/F70D has two autofocus modes, focus-priority
Single Servo AF and release-priority Continuous Servo AF.
Hold FUNCTION button and rotate command dial until the
Function Area indicator appears in the Focus Mode Area and
or blinks, then hold SET/ button and rotate
command dial until desired symbol appears. Set for Single
Servo AF or for Continuous Servo AF.
In either autofocus mode and in any film advance mode, Focus
Tracking automatically activates when the subject starts
moving. You can obtain correctly focused pictures for many
moving subjects.
• If you set focus mode selector to AF with a non-AF Nikkor
lens, or blinks in LCD panel, telling you to set
manual focus mode.
Caution
Do not attempt to turn the lens focusing ring or impede
its rotation when the focus mode selector is set to AF.
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