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Nikon D5100 Experience
the setting below that, the AF Area Mode setting, and change the AF-Area Mode to Single-point
AF.
Figure 16 – Focus Mode Setting (circled) on Information Display
Figure 17 – Focus Mode Setting
• Set the Mode Dial to P (Program).
• Tap the Shutter-Release Button with a half-press to wake up the camera and start the
exposure meter.
• Looking through the viewfinder, use the Multi Selector to select the focus point that is
nearest to where you want to focus.
• Place that point over your intended subject.
• Press and hold the Shutter-Release Button halfway down and see that point blink red.
The Focus Indicator should light up in your viewfinder (the dot on the far left of the
information shown at the bottom of the viewfinder). You have locked the focus.
• Keeping the Shutter-Release Button pressed halfway, recompose if necessary, and take
the shot by fully pressing the Shutter-Release Button.
There are reasons to use the outer focus points and not just the center one all the time, which will
be discussed later. It may sound difficult to select the Focus Point each time, but it is actually
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