focus braket light not coming on

[hammer531]

<p>I have a nikon D200 . I recently took several pictures and everythig was fine . About an hour later I went to take some more shots and I noticed that the focus brackets in the view finder were no longer lighting up to indicate my point of focus . Nothing was changed between the two instances . Photos all appear to be in focus , focus confirmation light lites up , however the focus bracket does not . Has anyone else ever had this problem ?</p>

[ShunCheung]

<p>You might have unintentionally changed some of the AF controls, such as switching to auto area AF, etc. Why don't you re-check those AF settings.</p>

<p>If you still cannot resolve this issue, please let us know.</p>

[hammer531]

<p>I just went back over all my AF settings and AF area illumination was off but I really don't remember changing anything . My wife says I'm loosing my mind , maybe she has a point . Thanks for the suggestion , Shun .</p>

[ShunCheung]

<p>I am still in the office on Pacific Time Zone. If I have time this evening, I'll pull out the D200 to see which settings turn off the AF brackets. There are only a few things to check. Hopefully it is as straight forward as that.</p>

[brian_mchattie]

<p>Hey Shun... I log in every day and whenever I see your name on a thread, I feel compelled to read your posts which are always helpfull and positive....<br>

Let me take this opportunity to say a personal thanks and wish you and your family a very merry christmas and a happy new year</p>

[Peter_in_PA]

<p>That's why he gets the big bucks... (JK...)</p>

[ShunCheung]

<p>Man, I was hoping that if I gave Michael some time, he would figure this out himself, but you guys are putting on the pressure.</p>

<p>The first thing that popped up in my mind was that the AF mode selection on the back of the D200 was switched to Dynamic Area AF with Closest Subject Priority, see page 54 of the D200 manual in English. In that caes the AF point selection is definitely not displayed inside the viewfinder, unless AF is switched off.</p>

<p>Otherwise, Custom Setting a7 can be used to switch off AF area illumination, but the selected AF point is still highlighted with a darker frame. It just doesn't switch into a red frame.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, photo.net pays me exactly nothing for my work here. They have offered to pay for the reviews, but they don't pay much and I declined. That is why I maintain a day job in the Silicon Valley that treats me reasonably well.</p>

<p>I hope everybody has a great holiday season as well.</p><div></div>

[hammer531]

<p>custom setting A7 was off , turned it back on and everything is fine .Just don't recall shutting it off. Thanks for the quick responses .</p>