I
AF-Assist
Illuminator
• When the subject is dark and the shutter release button
is
pressed
lightly, the camera's AF-Assist Illuminator automatically turns on and
enables autofocus operation
in
a dark environment.
• AF-Assist Illuminator automatically turns
on
in
the following situations:
Focus mode
is
Single Servo
AF
,
AF
Nikkor lens
is
used, subject
is
dark and
center focus area is selected
or
Dynamic
AF
Mode with Closest Subject Priority
is
activated.
• Focal length of the usable
AF
Nikkor lens
is
24-200mm and the distance range
of the
AF
-Assist Illuminator
is
approx. O.5-3m
(1
.
6-9
.B ft.).
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AF-Assist Illuminator can be canceled (page
75)
.
NOTE:
Continuous
use
of
the
AF-Assist
Illuminator
When the AF-Assist Illuminator
is
used continuously, illumination
is
limited
temporarily to protect the firing tube. The illumination restarts after a few
moments. Also, when the AF-Assist Illuminator
is
used repeatedly
in
a short
period of time, be careful not to touch the AF-Assist Illuminator lamp because
it may have become hot.
Optional
Speedlight
and
AF-Assist
Illuminator
When
an
optional Speed light is attached and the condition for the
AF
-Assist
Illumination
is
met, the AF-Assist I
ll
uminator of the optional Speed light
S8
-
BODX
,
S8-50DX,
S8-2B
I2BDX, S8-27, S8-26,
S8
-
25
and
S8
-24 automatically turns
on
. With other optional Speedlights, camera's Illuminator turns
on
.
• Autofocus usi
ng
the camera's AF-Assist Illuminator cannot be performed due
to vignetting with following lenses at shooting distance within 1 m:
AF
Micro 200mm f/4IF-ED,
AF
-S 17-35mm f/2.
BIF
-
ED
,
AF
1B
-
35mm
f/3.5-
4.5 ED,
AF
20-35mm f/2.B
IF,
AF
24-B5mm f/2.B-4,
AF
24
-120mm f/3.5-5.6
IF
, AF-S 2B-70mm f/2.B
IF
-
ED
,
AF
Micro 70-1BOmm f/4.5-5.6
ED
• Autofocus using the camera's AF-Assist Illuminator cannot be performed due
to
vignetting with
AF
-S
BO
-
200mm
f/2.B IF-ED,
AF
BO-200mm f/2.B
ED
and
AF
VR
BO
-
400mm
f/4.5-5.6
ED
.
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