4. Choose one of the three choices on the list. In
Figure 4-65, image 4, Select center focus point has been
chosen.
5. Press the OK button to lock in the setting.
There are three selections in Shooting mode, as follows (see
Figure 4-65, image 4):
▪ Select center focus point – Often, when shooting, you’ll
be using the Multi Selector with your thumb to move the
selected focus point (AF point) around the Viewfinder to
focus on the most appropriate area of your subject. When
you are done, you have to scroll the AF point back to the
center. Not anymore! If Select center focus point is
chosen, the focus point pops back to the center point of
the Viewfinder when you press the Multi selector center
button. This is the default action of the button.
▪ Highlight active focus point – Sometimes, when the
Viewfinder is showing a confusing subject, it may be a
little hard to see the small black AF point bracket. When
Highlight active focus point is selected and you press the
Multi selector center button, the AF point lights up in red
for easy viewing of its current location. When using the
D300, be careful because the Multi Selector is sensitive
to sideways movement and it is easy to move the sensor
while trying to find it. That is usually not a problem with
the D300S and its new Multi selector center button.
▪ Not used – This does what it says—nothing happens
when you press the Multi selector center button. When I
first saw this setting, I thought it was a reserved setting
for a future firmware update. Finally, I realized that it
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