Nikon Autofocus: AFS / AFC

AF-S: Single Focus

• when you press the shutter button half way down as long as your finger stays down on the button your focus will not change.
• It is good to use the Single point AF
• Good for group picture (since the focus is lock and I don't want to re-focus again if people are moving around)

AF-C: Continuous

• as long as your finger is pressed half way down it is gong to continue to focus on what ever subject is in the focusing square.
• It is good to use the Dynamic Area AF (3D is no good, the focus keeps switching when tracking the subject)

Manual Focus with the electric rangefinder

Make sure to check the focus indicator (the electric rangefinder) until the green dot lights up continuously in the viewfinder.

For Nikon D7000: If the lens has a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster, the viewfinder focus indicator can be used to confirm whether the subject in the selected focus point is in focus (the focus point can be selected from any of the 39 focus points). After positioning the subject in the selected focus point, press the shutter-release button halfway and rotate the lens focus ring until the in-focus indicator (green dot) is displayed.

AF Fine-Tuning

Calibrate lenses to improve issues of lens' focusing "slightly off the mark" (focus shifting) where soft images are caused by front or back focusing (several cms or inches) off the primary ofcusing target area on the subject


in Setup Menu select AF fine tune, change the value depends on the lens has

• for back-focused (the background is in focus while the subject and foreground is out of focus), use positive values
• front-focused (when the foreground is in focus while the subject and background is out of focus), use nagative values

Two things to keep in mind if AF Fine Tuning is on:

1. the camera might have difficulty in focusing at infinity and minimum focus distances; depending on what AF Fine-Tuning value is set at
2. when use LiveView in Tripod Mode, AF Fine-Tuning will be disabled, so you will need to focus the lens manually instead

Nikon D7000 PC Sync Port

Nikon D7000 doesn't have a PC sync port to connect to studio flashes, what you can do is buy the Nikon AS-15 Sync Terminal Adapter (Hot Shoe to PC) or a third party product.

The TF-322 / TF-327 Pixel Flash Hot Shoe Sock Converter also works.