Nikon D7100 / D7200 / D7500 Focus Square Tutorial | How to Focus Training Video

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This lesson explains the new focusing systems for the Nikon D7100 & D7200. It covers the 3 focusing modes, when you should use them, as well as how to change your focus squares in those focusing modes. This lesson also introduces recomposition, critical to becoming a successful portrait photographer.
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@chrisf5475 2 года назад

8 years old but still one of the best videos on this subject. Back button focus is the best thing I ever did. Let’s you use continuous focus and recompose your shot too. The downside is when somebody offers to take a photo of you, you need to give them a lesson in how to use your camera 😂

@daveevans7151 Год назад

Am here in ‘23 with a D7000 I have not used in years…probably 6-7 years at least. Getting back into using a DSLR and am going through all these. Have helped tremendously!

@chulaliyanage5022 8 лет назад

The best Focusing tutorial on D7100/7200 . Thanks Michael !

@tx_not_honest_abe7005 10 лет назад

Best tutorial on this camera I've seen so far. thank you for sharing the info!

@Fsharp99 5 лет назад

I purchased a D7500 a few days ago and this explained the focusing system in such a clear and simple way!

@xray111xxx 7 лет назад

Much easier to see the videos than the manual that is for sure. I just got the D7100, and sure enough, yes fuzzy focus. Fuzzy is nice and warm, but not sharp, which is what I want. Thanks for your help Michael. Awesome video.

@TheYFlyer 8 лет назад

Great tutorial Michael. I just picked up the D7100 last week. I didn't take the time to read the manual (surprise) and was struggling to figure out the focusing system. You made it very easy to pick up.

@MMaven 11 лет назад

So glad to hear it. This is all Im trying to do, make learning your camera as fast and easy as possible. Thanks!

@KingRasha 10 лет назад

You, sir, are awesome! This is invaluable information. After watching this I feel as if the value of my camera quintupled! I was having such a frustrating time focusing properly with full auto focusing. I will never miss focus again, thank you!

@Wrightn221 4 года назад

Thanks again Mike! After many years of using my Nikon Point & Shoot, I decided to upgrade to the Nikon D7500. I, like most oldies but goodies, started out with the 35mm!!! Some of my best shots were with my 35 mm but it was time to move on. Your tutorials are the best! We appreciate you for taking your time to help us. You're a blessing!

@VincentPCocco 3 года назад

Excellent tutorial. Newbie tip: On the back of your D7200 (which is what I use) make sure the Focus Selector Lock lever is set to the 'dot' position and not 'L' (lock). If the lever is set to 'L' manual focus point selection is disabled.

@meredithsmith8586 Месяц назад

Hand to God this tip fixed days of worry and I cried a lil. Thanks!

@MMaven 11 лет назад

Thank you so much for your support! I have lots of more reviews and tutorials coming

@zoroo011diy 9 лет назад

افضل فيديو تعليمي على الاطلاق عن الكاميرا The best video I had ever seen about camera Syrian says thanks alot Go ahead.

@2828play 10 лет назад

I think your probably the best at these tutorials Michael you are very easy to understand and a very good teacher. I'm not a beginner but I'm always trying to learn as much as i can. Thank you for posting these video I just subscribed and plan to keep up with your videos. Albert.

@MMaven 10 лет назад

thank you sir! Much appreciated!

@rujakmens2823 5 лет назад

Second that! Just starting with camera for our product photography and already learnt a ton from you! Thanks a million.

@richardtovar1982 4 года назад

Totally agree

@lindsaylillan6155 4 года назад

This was the best tutorial i have seen on this subject - you cleared up a lot for me! Thank you!

@MMaven 4 года назад

My pleasure

@megansnell1639 7 лет назад

i have been looking and searching for a tutorial like this!! just recently hit a button and it changed my focusing and i had no idea there were so many options!!! this video just saved me!! thank you so much!!

@adolfosolis9648 Год назад

Almost 10 years after, is still the best video. I'm saving this as a my pure focusing bible. Thank you, sir.

@Plof005 8 лет назад

I've been using Nikon DSLRs (D100, D300 and D7100) for more than a decade and was never able to fully understand the rather complicated autofocus system. In my experience the Nikon manuals aren't very useful in that aspect. Your video all of a sudden made it perfectly clear to me. Thank you very much for your clear and simple explanation!

@MMaven 8 лет назад

My pleasure! Thank you so much for your support!

@oc2phish07 9 лет назад

Wow! Possibly the single most interesting, and certainly most instructive and useful D7100 'How To' video I have seen on RU-vid. Excellent. Many thanks.

@MMaven 9 лет назад

Thank you!

@jackhawkins8438 9 лет назад

MichaelTheMentor Ditto on oc2phish07

@thomasp.7907 7 лет назад

oc2phish07 this is superb.having camera almost 2 years and now I know the usage. Thank you Michael, non native speaker Tom

@sopranomgs Год назад

Thank you! I've had a D7200 for a few years and never really learned how to use it. Your tutorials have been very helpful! I typically photograph my child's marching band and musical theater performances, and have just been learning by trial and error.

@geoffreylee6871 5 лет назад

This is by FAR the BEST and CLEAREST explanation about how to set up a Nikon D7100 and D7200 for focussing. It needs more meta keys tags to make it easier to find this explanation - it took me hours and hours to find it. Well done Michael and thank you.

@Akashsama 6 лет назад

I got the Nikon D7200 for X-mas. This is helpful. Thanks, Jamie Carragher :D

@zekariasghebrenegus5738 6 лет назад

Thank you for your explanation I didn’t know it has this much tricks the D7200 I own since last years

@dudley206098 8 лет назад

this is extremely well done. thank you

@anianoenrique2115 4 года назад

I've learned so much from this video in such a short time, it's amazing ! Fantastic work, Michael !

@spanusia 10 лет назад

Great presentation and easy to follow. Just bought a D7100 and learnt about the focus modes within minutes thanks to this vid. Great job!

@jalalaziz7970 8 лет назад

An excellent & very well explained video...

@MMaven 11 лет назад

I use 1 point for just about everything

@INHUMANITYX 10 лет назад

Fantastic video. I've been using the D7100 since launch and am still learning its attributes. The focusing system has always been somewhat of a enigma to me. Finally, a video that uses plain English to explain it. Thank you, Michael!

@spicetruckin 5 лет назад

Whew! I am so glad I decided to look up this tutorial within one week of beginning to use my new D7500. Definitely needed that quick focusing tutorial. Explained in such a simple manner!

@waynebernier6829 8 лет назад

Never mind, I figured it out. I had the focus lock switch in the "lock" position, lol

@ScarletClarity 4 года назад

Dude I assumed your comment was about focus points not moving around, which was my problem too. I had a look around my camera and holy crap, I had it locked as well xD This has been bothering me for A YEAR xD xD xD Crazy.

@BasilIrfan 8 лет назад

i am not able to move the focusing square in my Nikon D7200

@MMaven 8 лет назад

Check lock switch

@BasilIrfan 8 лет назад

+MichaelTheMentor I checked it.. nothing is wrong.. but the focusing square isn't moving

@BasilIrfan 8 лет назад

+MichaelTheMentor I checked it.. nothing is wrong.. but the focusing square isn't moving

@MMaven 8 лет назад

+Basil Irfan Muhammed Aslam which shooting & focusing mode are you in?

@BasilIrfan 8 лет назад

+MichaelTheMentor I use AF-S and its in S

@soodwah 9 лет назад

Nikon should be paying you big bucks. You method of teaching is superb....far better than so called "Nikon Professionals."

@themarvelofmyordinarylife7532 2 года назад

Thank goodness for this explanation! I haven't picked up my camera for two years and want to shoot a family portrait today. I could not for the life of me remember how to set the single focus point in AF-A! So thankful for this. I absolutely subscribed and will hopefully be trying a lot more settings. Thank you!!

@NoahJJCoolClips 7 лет назад

I am a MORON! I have had my D7100 for three years and wondering why half my shots were out of focus. I only do portraits. I could punch myself in the groin right now...

@amol4184 6 лет назад

I am in almost the same boat - 6 months since getting D7200 and discovered a lot of things from this video today.

@petrblazek8938 5 лет назад

Same here, but only 1 month :D

@spicetruckin 5 лет назад

I had a camera for one year (Sony HX400V) before I saw my brother use the swivel LCD and my jaw dropped. I had been bending my neck to take photos before that :D

@sammyflinders 10 лет назад

Absolutely excellent tutorial. Im a new photographer who splurged on the D7100 and this is much appreciated. Thank you!

@amol4184 6 лет назад

Michael, I came here because exactly as you said in the video - "my photos are blurry". Thanks for this tutorial. This possibly this best video on this topic. I watched a lot of videos of different RU-vidrs and you are easily the most understandable teacher out there. Kudos. I subscribed to channel immediately and will look forward to more videos on advanced topics too.

@pineappleprincess5138 7 лет назад

I love how you teach. Great, clear and concise explanations and examples of situations they can be used. It cleared up a lot for me!

@TheLadyRynn47 7 лет назад

Michael, that was the clearest and most concise auto focus tutorial I have ever seen or read

@robertwhite6993 7 лет назад

Thorough, but not overwhelming for a beginner, this is great! Thank you!

@glenngallegos 3 года назад

This is the best video I have watched for learning about the focus area on a Nikon. I have a D7200, so the information is translatable.

@redflanneltrout7786 5 лет назад

This is one of the finest explanations of anything that I've ever heard. I've been struggling for several evenings to understand auto focusing on my new D7200. The manual is well written, as far as manuals go. There are a number of pages on-line that try to explain the concepts. None are even in the same ballpark as this. Michael's ability to see things from the point of view of the beginner, organize his thoughts, and phrase things so well make this tutorial a real gem. Thank you for producing and posting it.

@MMaven 5 лет назад

Thank you yooper. Very kind words

@tamarapounds1860 7 лет назад

This is the BEST tutorial I seen on RU-vid for this camera. I'm know I'm way late, but it's simple and easy to follow. I'll look for more of your stuff! Thank you!!

@Deen2505 6 лет назад

You're the best in this tutorial Michael, making something simple but compact and easy to understand. Thank you infinitely.

@tbonise 10 лет назад

Excellent video. You took a complicated subject (for a relative beginner) and made is easily understandable. I've been viewing quite a few tutorials lately and yours is the best.

@acnegreiros 8 лет назад

Many thanks for uploading this video. It's certainly one of the clearest tutorials on Nikon focusing system I've come across.

@paulocaetano4339 6 лет назад

I agree also agree that you are very easy to understand and demonstrate very well too. Your tutorial is set for beginners and semi pros. Enjoyed the video and will follow you from now on. Thanks again

@MeaTufail 7 лет назад

The single best tutorial on D7100 i have seen so far on youtube, i wish there were more tutorials from Michael like this for D7100

@watchersofthesky 10 лет назад

That was totally what I wanted to find out. After reading forum after forum and the manual, this was the easiest, and best explained tutorial.My D200 and D300 for some reason were set up with the center focus and bird photography was easy. The D7100 bounces around and drove me crazy in my first 3 days of using....until now. Thanks

@Mjollnir1234 7 лет назад

Simple, straightforward and to the point. Nice, especially as I'm just switched my entire system from Panasonic to Nikon.

@danlewis3667 2 года назад

HUGELY helpful, especially on changing the focusing cluster! Thank you!

@paulwoloschuk1 10 лет назад

I've been using a Nikon D80 for several years and upgraded to my D7100 about 4 months ago - I found this tutorial very beneficial. The user manual provided with the camera can be confusing...this tutorial explains the focusing modes much better!

@Laurpec 5 лет назад

I’m a beginner photographer who just got into it via a new job..sort of an additional responsibility I offered to take on and learn. The office camera is a D7200 and this just helped me tremendously as focus has been an issue for me. Thanks for this video!!!

@davidhardyphotography 7 лет назад

This was the most constructive How-To video that I have ever seen and I will now see what else you have to offer. Thank you so much!!!

@FotogUganda 8 лет назад

I just bought my D7200 not long ago and was out on safari with chimps and gorillas recently and I wish I'd seen this before I went! I got a lot of great shots, but getting shots with branches between myself and them was a challenge. Thank you. Excellent, straightforward explanations. Much appreciated!

@MrTuMune 9 лет назад

Wow I just bought my D7100 and this video is essential. Awesome! Thank you!

@jrober42 4 года назад

Michael, thank you so much for explaining the Nikon D7200 focusing system. My Nikon D7200 Manual had been used to prop up the leg of a wobbly desk. I will go to your Web- site to find out more about "Back Button Focusing". I have had my D7200 since 2015 and photographed the "Sydney Hobart Yacht Race- Golf and Rugby. In all those years I never fully understood how the focusing worked, until now. Well done, thank you for a great video

@bizness3 4 года назад

Thank you so much. This tutorial is still so relevant. It provided information that I have been looking for for years in a clear and concise manner. Thank you!

@jesuisravi 6 лет назад

Thanks. I've had the D7100 for a year now and never really got a grip on how to maneuver and mobilize the autofocus system. This helps greatly.

@Ketan74847 6 лет назад

Awesome Awesome Awesome...this is the one and only simplest video to understand D7200 focusing system. Thank you very much Micheal and keep uploading such video.

@ReinerAlpizar 10 лет назад

Excellent man!, i just got my D7100 and i have being facing focusing problems but reading the manual i got to understand how my camera focus. but videos like this are the ones that make everything even clearer. thanks so much!

@coover65 6 лет назад

Thank you Michael. I can read the owners manual cover to cover, but it's videos like yours that really help. Much appreciated.

@samseelam 10 лет назад

Best tutorial ever on Focus modes. Thanks Michael!

@oldbugr1 9 лет назад

Moving from a D90 to D7200 and was not finding what I wanted in the manual -- this video did the trick-- Thanks very much

@dannydan3987 10 лет назад

Michael iv'e been using the D7100 for half a year now and took about 3,000 pics already and iv'e finally realised what's screwed my pictures through the whole process. thank you so much, i wish i had a friend like you to explain it to me so simply when i first got it(my friends either got canon or the d800) thank you!

@MMaven 10 лет назад

So glad to hear I was able to help & thank you for the feedback. If there is anything else you are struggling with on your D7100, you are definitely going to want to check out my D7100 Crash Course Tutorial. Thanks again!

@Shestillbeleives 4 года назад

Very educational : slow and clear speech, showing the buttons & the screen result, colors to memorize better. Awesome tutorial! Merci

@fbekker1838 11 месяцев назад

One of the best explanatory videos. Just upgraded from a D300s to a 10 year "new" D7100. It looks like coming right out if the factory with less than 2000 actuations for around $350 equivalent.

@4zudo 7 лет назад

Great tutorial, I've had my camera over a year and watching your tutorial will defenitely help me in the future.... Thanks

@josemaria6638 8 лет назад

I found it specially useful. I got the 7100 and as a beginner i can tell you it's one of the best video tutorials. Thanks a lot

@musicmartin1 8 лет назад

Your tutorials are great! Keep doing it! I'm sure you help a lot to many beginners like me! Thank you,Michael!

@lorrainelietz4384 6 лет назад

Agree!!!

@davidturcios1213 2 года назад

Thanks Michael for this awesome tutorial. You made my day !!! Well explained and directed.

@timc8913 Год назад

Timeless education on the focusing mechanism of my D7200. Appreciate you sharing. Thks!

@cindy5573 3 года назад

Whoa, this was mindblowing! I know that seems like an inflated compliment, but no. For someone in my position ... well, none of this stuff has ever been explained to me, and I wouldn't have understood it in the manual for my camera (d7200). This is information I will go out and use TODAY. And thank you, Michael, for explaining this stuff in an easy to follow format. Thanks, thanks, thanks!

@heathernguyen6081 11 лет назад

Great video. I am a wedding photographer and my husband just bought me a new D7100 but the settings are very different from my current D5000. I spent a couple hours reading the manual and you explained my problem in 11 minutes.

@gallagherandsons 11 лет назад

i've looked at quite a few videos on you tube but haven't found one yet as informative as yours when it comes to doing focussing where you wants the camera to focus.Keep up da good work.It's much appreciated.

@StudioGalvan 4 года назад

I've been shooting for decades and just got 2 D7100's (at a bargain price). This Tutorial was an excellent explanation and will save it for training 2nd and new shooters!

@RaquelToth 7 лет назад

You explain directly to the point, and the video edition with the red points is very good! Thank you!

@cessealbeach 8 лет назад

The Best D7100 Tutorial! Simply Awesome

@Mysticvan 7 лет назад

Really an excellent tutorial, thanks so much. Just rented the D7200 for a week and this helps a lot. Thanks.

@falconjblack2008 2 года назад

Finally found a video that was explained clearly without jumping around. Great job!

@Joy_batalvi 5 лет назад

You make me understand this ridiculously easily Sir. I appreciate your work.

@anghan78 9 лет назад

fantastic, I received my d7200 and i upgraded from the nikon d7000, the only confusing thing for me was figuring out how to change the focus and you showed me in easy to follow steps.... thank you :)

@cindy1960s 8 лет назад

thank you so much for this amazing tutorial it is so clear and comprehensive....i really appreciate your time and effort to put these videos up!!!!!

@deborenz 3 года назад

Finally a good explanation, nice and clear voice, very useful, it definitely made me understand a little bit more of my D7500. Thanks!!!

@stevematadobra6117 9 лет назад

Outstanding. Best explanation of the focusing modes of the D7100. Thank you!

@TheLuftwolf 7 лет назад

Thanks soooo much for this segment. I didn't realize how much of a beginner or intermediate I still am. This will help me immensely with the shooting I ordinarily do. Bob/Okc

@teeharris4149 8 лет назад

This was VERY helpful. I had never heard the Nikon D7100 explained this way and this easy to understand. I will be subscribing.

@thisjourneycalledlife5957 2 года назад

I know this video is 9yrs old but this is absolutely helping me figure things out as I’m delving deeper into this photography journey as I’m starting to gain traction and get clients. I want to learn as much as I can and this video is crucial in understanding how to use my Nikon D7500

@MMaven 2 года назад

Start here: www.maventutorials.com/products/nikon-d7500-crash-course-training-tutorial

@juliocesarpereira4325 2 года назад

Great tips. When I purchased a D7000, I found the user guide confusing on focus. Then one day, I found a very well summarized text written by a Japanese photographer. Since then, I got many cameras, among them a D7200. I just didn't remember how to change focus modes anymore. Thanks for these great tips.

@phit4life1 9 лет назад

This was a fantastic video. I just purchased my D7100 and was trying to figure this out on my own. Thank you so much and I'll be checking out more of your videos.

@billg2262 5 лет назад

While I am not new to DSLR photography, it has not been easy for me to learn how to use my camera to full advantage and I find myself using the green AUTO setting more than I want to admit. After my old camera quit, I decided to get a 7500 mostly so I could continue to use my 18-200 lens and SB-600 flash. Being retired now and having more time, I decided to invest in one of the "7500 for Dummies" books and learn how to use all the features of my new camera but I found I was not getting anywhere fast with the book. I found Michael's video on using the focusing system and knew I had to get his entire series on my camera. Thank you so much Michael. You have found a new student.

@MMaven 5 лет назад

Thank you for your kind words and support Bill! It’s nice to meet you!

@multitasked 9 лет назад

Just bought the D7200 with 18-140mm Kit the other day. I thought it would be a good investment for a long time and a camera which can be used even when I learn the basics for photography and will want to push for more. I love the timelapse shooting function. It's my first DSLR and this video is the best I could find on how to use the focus modes on this model I own. Before that, I only could get acceptable shots on "P","A" and "Auto" modes, but never on "M", which is the one what really expresses the vision of the shooter, in my opinion. You share all the needed knowledge to begin with here, without being too confusing, just straight to the point. Thank you a lot for that!

@chrvi2 9 лет назад

What a wonderful video with clear and easy to follow instructions and background information! The best of tutorials of this kind I've ever seen. Thanks a lot.

@annafennell1273 7 лет назад

Thank you so much! I have a D7200 and this is an excellent video. Very concise, clear, detailed and clear to understand. Fantastic. You are my hero :)

@julianatorresf8310 2 года назад

I am braziliam, and your english is so easy to understand... tank you!! This video was very helpfull

@nyrfanstl8314 8 лет назад

AWESOME tutorial....Thank you for your time and great communication style.

@jduchows 8 лет назад

THIS WAS FANTASTIC :-D !!! Thank You, thank You, thank YOU! Just upgraded from D7000 to D7200 (for my b'day, no less!), took it to Lago d'Iseo and to my absolute, sheer HORROR all my pics came out blurry and would not sharpen up without setting of 7 in Capture NX-D! Being a science weenie, I never read the manuals of course and was nearly tearing my hair out than I watched your tremendously helpful, easygoing and easy to follow video - CAMERA IN HAND :-D !!! - and I saw the light! Wish I watched BEFORE the trip but at least now I know better! It was set in its default AFS / Auto mode, of course! Thank You again :-) ! Cheers & Best REgards from Germany, John

@jazzman1626 7 лет назад

I searched the settings and couldn't find how to select the 1, 9, 22 or 51 focus points etc. So glad I found this video, thanks. I just got my D7100 this morning and set back button focus and manual mode etc. Just like on my D3200 but I thought the images were not sharp. Then I remembered that every camera I've ever had, I thought the same thing. I used to use a Contax RTSII and was very disappointed with the shots at first and couldn't understand why a very sharp Carl Zeiss 50mm lens was soft lol. Once I got used to it and later got a Hasselblad, the photos from the Contax was as good as the Hasselblad at the one and only wedding I shot!

@Hisoka54 6 лет назад

I bought my first reflex 1 mounth ago and i had chance to travel and really try it and use it everyday (4500 shots in 1 mounth in different conditions, low lights, night, sport, landscape...), I find this hard and very very interesting to learn so i just try to learn as much as I can. This video is absolutely fantastic because i read too many things about this Nikon D7200 but still dont understand focus things. You explain very well, you are very clear, thanks a lot for this video sire. (btw sorry for my english, i'm french)

@helgabeaumont4190 2 года назад

I also find this tutorial insightful. Thank you for explaining it so clearly.

@supermdias83 8 лет назад

I was recently stolen, all my canon equipments were gone. So I decided to switch to Nikon... up until now, I was having some issues regarding the focus and with this tutorial, it completely helped me solving my doubts and daily difficulties. Thanks a lot!

@murtri 9 лет назад

Brilliant. Thank you! I just bought the D7100 and did not understand all these variations which had not been on my previous camera. Very much appreciate this video.