Focus Area - Nikon D1 Manual

Focus Area

The D1 has five focus areas which together cover a wide area of the frame. By
choosing the focus area according to your composition and the position of your
subject, you can focus on an off-center subject without using focus lock.
To select a focus area, unlock the focus-area selector by rotating the lock
release to the unlocked position (A). You can move the focus area left or right,
up or down by pressing the focus-area selector in the corresponding direction.
A
The selected focus area appears in the control panel on top of the camera (B)
and is shown in red in the viewfinder (C). The focus area can be locked by
rotating the focus-area selector lock release to the locked position.
Note: The focus area can not be selected manually when closest subject
priority is in effect. The focus area indicator is not displayed in the viewfinder
or in the control panel on top of the camera when closest subject priority is in
effect (see "AF Area Mode").
Tip
Focus area can still be selected when another type of finder screen is inserted in the
camera.
By default, if the top focus area is selected, the focus area will not change when
the top of the focus-area selector is pressed. Similarly, pressing the selector to the
right when the right area is selected has no effect. This setting can be changed
so that pressing the top of the selector when the top area is selected activates the
bottom area, pressing the selector to the right when the right area is selected
activates the left area, etc. This allows you to shift focus from the right to left side,
top to bottom, without changing the position of your finger on the focus-area
selector. See "Custom Settings," item 6.
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B
Camera Settings: Focus Area
C