04Focus, AF-Area, and Release Modes

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Sunrise at Hunting Island © Brenda Young

The Focus, AF-area, and Release modes are active settings you’ll deal with each time you use your camera. Unlike adjusting settings in the menus, which you’ll do from time to time, you’ll use these modes every time you create a photo or movie. These critical functions affect how and where the camera focuses on your subject.

To take pictures and make movies, you need to be very familiar with these settings, so this is an important chapter for your mastery of the Nikon Z6 II or Z7 II. Grab your camera and let’s get started!

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