Need help on: FOCUS WRAP-AROUND feature for NIKON D90

rafela · 15th February 2009

Hi...

I am a total newby to dSLR. I have a D90 and I have been trying to figure out this wrap-around focus feature of the camera. But I tried every settings possible but the i can't seem to select end-to-end focus points..

According to the manual, if this feature is switched on, I am able to focus end-to-end. e.g left-most to right-most or top to bottom out of the 11 focus points. Get what I mean right??

Need advise from the seniors here....

Thank you.

poondq · 15th February 2009

erm what do you mean by warparound focus im useing d90 isit the auto focus feature you mean?

huggable · 15th February 2009

Is your 4-way selector "locked"? Check that the ring round it is not turned to the 'L' position.

rafela · 15th February 2009

It is the focus wrap-around feature in one of the menus.... according to the manual, when one end of the focus points is already selected, i can choose the other end so that focus is wrapped around from one end to the other...

My 4-way selector not locked, still cant select the other end.

*when a focuspoint selected it lights up red, then according to instructions i press the 4-way selctor to select the other end... Guys u get what i am trying to say here right?

Any one else encounter this?

huggable · 15th February 2009

If the wrap-around is turned on, what you can do is just keep pressing in 1 direction (eg left), and watch the focus point move from right to left most, then back to right, to left most, repeatedly.

scenar · 15th February 2009

Hey Rafela,

You can't select the whole ROW of focus points. You can only select ONE manually or leave it up to the camera to select the relevant ones. What huggable has mentioned is correct. If say you are at the right-most focsuing point, pressing right again on the d-pad would being you to the left-most focusing point. I.e, your focus-point scrolling has "wrapped" back to the left, instead of stopping at the right.

rafela · 15th February 2009

QUESTION ANSWERED!!! thanks...how dumb can i get!!

Thanks huggable!

ZerocoolAstra · 16th February 2009

hahah for a moment I was thinking : Wah, D90 so POWER, can select 1 focus point, and then select ANOTHER simultaneously!

I almost wanted to junk my D80 already!

cheh, like that my D80 also can focus wrap-around mah!

15th February 2009	#1
rafela New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Sector Posts: 9	Need help on: FOCUS WRAP-AROUND feature for NIKON D90 Hi... I am a total newby to dSLR. I have a D90 and I have been trying to figure out this wrap-around focus feature of the camera. But I tried every settings possible but the i can't seem to select end-to-end focus points.. According to the manual, if this feature is switched on, I am able to focus end-to-end. e.g left-most to right-most or top to bottom out of the 11 focus points. Get what I mean right?? Need advise from the seniors here.... Thank you.

15th February 2009	#2
poondq Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: singapore Posts: 370	Re: Need help on: FOCUS WRAP-AROUND feature for NIKON D90 erm what do you mean by warparound focus im useing d90 isit the auto focus feature you mean? __________________ Proudly Tangshooter--Nikon D90/18-105mm/f3.5-5.6g/50mm f1.4/SB-900! My Flickr Profile

15th February 2009	#3
huggable Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: East side Posts: 3,030	Re: Need help on: FOCUS WRAP-AROUND feature for NIKON D90 Is your 4-way selector "locked"? Check that the ring round it is not turned to the 'L' position.

15th February 2009	#4
rafela New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern Sector Posts: 9	Re: Need help on: FOCUS WRAP-AROUND feature for NIKON D90 It is the focus wrap-around feature in one of the menus.... according to the manual, when one end of the focus points is already selected, i can choose the other end so that focus is wrapped around from one end to the other... My 4-way selector not locked, still cant select the other end. *when a focuspoint selected it lights up red, then according to instructions i press the 4-way selctor to select the other end... Guys u get what i am trying to say here right? Any one else encounter this?

15th February 2009	#5
huggable Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: East side Posts: 3,030	Re: Need help on: FOCUS WRAP-AROUND feature for NIKON D90 If the wrap-around is turned on, what you can do is just keep pressing in 1 direction (eg left), and watch the focus point move from right to left most, then back to right, to left most, repeatedly.

15th February 2009	#6
scenar Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,169	Re: Need help on: FOCUS WRAP-AROUND feature for NIKON D90 Hey Rafela, You can't select the whole ROW of focus points. You can only select ONE manually or leave it up to the camera to select the relevant ones. What huggable has mentioned is correct. If say you are at the right-most focsuing point, pressing right again on the d-pad would being you to the left-most focusing point. I.e, your focus-point scrolling has "wrapped" back to the left, instead of stopping at the right. __________________ http://zyy.smugmug.com

16th February 2009	#8
ZerocoolAstra Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Singapore Posts: 1,678	Re: Need help on: FOCUS WRAP-AROUND feature for NIKON D90 hahah for a moment I was thinking : Wah, D90 so POWER, can select 1 focus point, and then select ANOTHER simultaneously! I almost wanted to junk my D80 already! cheh, like that my D80 also can focus wrap-around mah! __________________ Nikon D80 user