Camera Upgrade Question

[MadMax1412]

Ok, so I've got home and decided to take some test shots with the Nikkor DX AF-S 35mm f/1.8G.

I did the test in "pairs" - basically setting the auto focus and then doing a shot in "auto" mode and then one in "Portrait" mode. I did notice that if I changed the auto-focus settings in menu, they changed automatically when I changed to Portrait, so I had to remember to change to portrait first and then go back into the menu and change the auto-focus settings. For most shots, the auto focus points were on her body but with the single point focus, I aimed the red square at her face, half held the shutter, adjusted the shot and completed the shutter press.

Hopefully this all makes sense. In the menu, I set the A2 menu item to "Normal Zone". rather than "Wide Zone". Also in the top LCD screen, it's set to AF-A.

Photo 1 - Menu item A1 (AF-Area mode) set to Auto Area. Menu Dial set to Auto.

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Photo 2 - Menu item A1 (AF-Area mode) set to Auto Area. Menu Dial set to Portrait.


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Photo 3 - Menu item A1 (AF-Area mode) set to Dynamic. Menu Dial set to Auto.

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Photo 4 - Menu item A1 (AF-Area mode) set to Dynamic. Menu Dial set to Portrait.

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Photo 5 - Menu item A1 (AF-Area mode) set to Single Point. Menu Dial set to Auto.

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Photo 6 - Menu item A1 (AF-Area mode) set to Single Point. Menu Dial set to Portrait.

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