A6: Number Of Focus Points; A7: Store By Orientation - Nikon D500 Settings Manual

a6: Number of Focus Points

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Choose the focus points available for user selection.
• 1 55 points: Choose from the 55 points shown
at right. Use for precise framing.
• 2 15 points: Choose from the 15 points shown
at right. Use for quick focus-point selection.

a7: Store by Orientation

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This option lets you concentrate on shooting without hav-
ing to worry about focus-point selection. Choose whether
the camera uses the same focus point and AF-area mode
in all orientations, or stores separate focus points and/or
AF-area modes for use in "wide" (landscape) orientation,
"tall" (portrait) orientation with the camera rotated 90°
clockwise, or "tall" orientation with the camera rotated
90° counterclockwise. The options are Focus point, Focus
point and AF-area mode, and Off.
• Focus point: Rotating the camera restores the focus point
last selected in the chosen orientation. If you select Off
after choosing this option, the camera will select the cen-
ter focus point for all orientations.
• Focus point and AF-area mode: Rotating the camera restores
the focus point and AF-area mode last selected in the
chosen orientation.
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