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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mathom33" data-source="post: 291523" data-attributes="member: 22304">I haven't read through the links that were posted, so I apologize in a dance if the answer was already given. My D7100 just arrived today and I haven't had the time to sit and read the manual. My last camera was a Panasonic GX1. One of the focus settings was AF/MF. If you pressed the sitter halfway, it would behave yay like any other camera does by automatically focusing your subject. If you had it in AF/MF mode, you could press the shutter to autofocus, but them you could use the focus ring on the lens to pinpoint whatever it is you're trying to focus on. I found myself in a situation today where I was taking some photos of some sucks that has wandered  near our apartment building. As I was about to walk back inside, I noticed 2 birds in a bush that were fighting. I tried to take some photos of them but since I was in AF-A mode, the camera only focused on the branches. I did get one shot where they were somewhat visible, but the rest were garbage. Had I been able to autofocus, I could have teen turned to manual focus without having to flip a switch on the body and lens in order to manually focus on my targets. Hopefully that made sense. Studying for an anatomy midterm at 2am with ADHD kicking in full blast makes it difficult for me to convey a linear thought process.</blockquote>