How to undo BBAF on D7100

[flyguy]

Went ahead and assigned the AE-L/AF-L button on my D7100 to AF-ON. Am not sure I like using BBAF and want to know how to undo the assignment and revert back to locking focus by pressing the shutter release button. Similar request for my D850, how do I get it back to depressing the shutter release half way to lock focus? Thanks

 

[Pistnbroke]

I am with FLYGUY ..something else to think about and you cannot hand your camera to your wife because she has no ideas what you are on about .

 

[flyguy]

Got the D850 back to its default as set by Nikon. Still trying to get my D7100 back to factory default.

 

[DRwyoming]

Still trying to get my D7100 back to factory default.

Assuming you have BBAF assigned to the rear panel AE-L/AF-L button you have to disable the custom setting on that button to restore normal shutter release focus operation. See page 256 of the manual under the f4: Assign AE-L/AF-L Button heading and change the AF-ON setting: https://cdn-10.nikon-cdn.com/pdf/manuals/dslr/D7100_EN.pdf

 

[flyguy]

None of the options available has returned the focus function back to the shutter release button. This is getting very irritating.

 

[DRwyoming]

None of the options available has returned the focus function back to the shutter release button. This is getting very irritating.

If all else fails perform a complete reset of all custom settings. You'll lose any custom settings that you actually want to keep and will have to go in and restore those settings but it should take care of any custom settings that are preventing normal AF operation from being tied to the shutter release.

- Press the menu button
- Select the Pencil icon
- Choose the top menu item: Reset Custom Settings
- Select YES
- Press OK

 

[Hermann]

Custom Setting Menu: Set f4 to anything but AF-ON (for instance to AE/AF lock)

That's what works on my D7100. Just tried it ...

 

[flyguy]

No, I do not have the MB-D15 whatever that is. Nothing happens when I select other options from the f4 menu. I did find out that in Live View for video only the shutter release button will bring the image into focus; the AE-L/AF-L does not give focus lock in live view video mode.

 

[Palouse]

Set custom control F4 to none.
Is focus set to AF?

 

[flyguy]

Ended up doing a reset of Custom Settings for the D7100.