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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 431326" data-attributes="member: 4923">I don't see which camera you have. It probably does not matter though. You can be in auto mode (on the left dial is what you said). This is auto exposure mode. It does not affect your focus mode. Some answers above are speaking of auto area focus mode, but I don't think that is your case. Sounds like you are in dynamic area mode. What you describe sounds normal for dynamic area mode. You pick 9,21, etc, but you only see one point. For now yours is in the center, but you can jog it around. That point is your starting point and the other points assist if needed. If the subject leaves the chosen focus point, surrounding points will take over. This is talked about in the manual, but isn't the easiest thing to learn. This article is for the d7000, but if you study it, it will give you a better understanding of how Nikons focus.<a href="http://alexdanev.com/forum/Books/nikon/D7000_AF_Explained.pdf" target="_blank">http://alexdanev.com/forum/Books/nikon/D7000_AF_Explained.pdf</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 431326, member: 4923"] I don't see which camera you have. It probably does not matter though. You can be in auto mode (on the left dial is what you said). This is auto exposure mode. It does not affect your focus mode. Some answers above are speaking of auto area focus mode, but I don't think that is your case. Sounds like you are in dynamic area mode. What you describe sounds normal for dynamic area mode. You pick 9,21, etc, but you only see one point. For now yours is in the center, but you can jog it around. That point is your starting point and the other points assist if needed. If the subject leaves the chosen focus point, surrounding points will take over. This is talked about in the manual, but isn't the easiest thing to learn. This article is for the d7000, but if you study it, it will give you a better understanding of how Nikons focus. [URL]http://alexdanev.com/forum/Books/nikon/D7000_AF_Explained.pdf[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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