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Struggling With Focus With New D5500
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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 460022" data-attributes="member: 4923"><p>Well, you are asking a question about focus problems, but you do not mention what focus mode you are in. This is the most important piece of info, so I'm guessing you are not familiar with what modes are available and how they work. I am not specifically familiar with the d5500, but all of our Nikons focus in similar ways. </p><p></p><p>I like single point focus. One point, jog it around to subject and know exactly what will be in focus. You could also focus and recompose with single point rather than jogging the point around. This is not always practical for active subjects like sports or birds. Your camera might be defaulting to auto area mode. Auto Area AF is can be good for people pictures, but it really cannot tell 100% who or what you want to focus on. The camera may have decided the classroom back wall was more interesting.</p><p></p><p>I don't know what user books the d5500 comes with, but there are two available for download. There is a user manual and reference manual. The user manual appears quite limited. You can get the reference manual here:</p><p><a href="http://download3.nikonimglib.com/archive1/zCoGZ00KePEb014jmsY34YPoLP33/D5500RM_%28En%2901.pdf" target="_blank">http://download3.nikonimglib.com/archive1/zCoGZ00KePEb014jmsY34YPoLP33/D5500RM_(En)01.pdf</a></p><p>It has more details on the many focus modes.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is a nice write-up we often refer to around here:</p><p><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></p><p>Not for the d5500, but still good info on how the focus modes work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickt, post: 460022, member: 4923"] Well, you are asking a question about focus problems, but you do not mention what focus mode you are in. This is the most important piece of info, so I'm guessing you are not familiar with what modes are available and how they work. I am not specifically familiar with the d5500, but all of our Nikons focus in similar ways. I like single point focus. One point, jog it around to subject and know exactly what will be in focus. You could also focus and recompose with single point rather than jogging the point around. This is not always practical for active subjects like sports or birds. Your camera might be defaulting to auto area mode. Auto Area AF is can be good for people pictures, but it really cannot tell 100% who or what you want to focus on. The camera may have decided the classroom back wall was more interesting. I don't know what user books the d5500 comes with, but there are two available for download. There is a user manual and reference manual. The user manual appears quite limited. You can get the reference manual here: [URL]http://download3.nikonimglib.com/archive1/zCoGZ00KePEb014jmsY34YPoLP33/D5500RM_%28En%2901.pdf[/URL] It has more details on the many focus modes. Here is a nice write-up we often refer to around here: [URL]http://alexdanev.com/forum/Books/nikon/D7000_AF_Explained.pdf[/URL] Not for the d5500, but still good info on how the focus modes work. [/QUOTE]
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