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<blockquote data-quote="Spottydumplings" data-source="post: 466975" data-attributes="member: 39844">Sorry for possibly hi-jacking this thread but I'm a newb around here and haven't had my D7100 long...Given that &quot;AF-A isn't a special focus method. It really is just AF-&quot;S or C&quot;.&quot; why does it have it's own setting<s>?</s><s></s><s>From memory &quot;out of the box&quot; the focus settings for mine were:</s><s></s><s>AF-S - D9</s><s>AF-C - D21 (or 51 can't remember)</s><s>AF-A - 3D</s><s></s><s>Could this be why the OP is seeing differences in ability to focus?</s><s></s><s>For the first couple of trips out I had the camera set to AF-A (as I always have on my D90) and I had &quot;hells own game&quot; getting the active focus point where I wanted it; as it kept jumping from one to another<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />.&nbsp; Last trip was to a botanical garden so I selected AF-S.</s></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spottydumplings, post: 466975, member: 39844"] Sorry for possibly hi-jacking this thread but I'm a newb around here and haven't had my D7100 long... Given that "[COLOR=#800080][I]AF-A isn't a special focus method. It really is just AF-"S or C".[/I][/COLOR]" why does it have it's own setting[s]? From memory "out of the box" the focus settings for mine were: AF-S - D9 AF-C - D21 (or 51 can't remember) AF-A - 3D Could this be why the OP is seeing differences in ability to focus? For the first couple of trips out I had the camera set to AF-A (as I always have on my D90) and I had "hells own game" getting the active focus point where I wanted it; as it kept jumping from one to another:confused:. Last trip was to a botanical garden so I selected AF-S.[/s] [/QUOTE]

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