Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- Reference Manual
- Table of Contents
- For Your Safety
- Notices
- Bluetooth
- Introduction
- First Steps
- Tutorial
- Basic Photography and Playback
- Guide Mode
- Matching Settings to the Subject or Situation (Scene Mode)
- Special Effects
- More on Photography
- P, S, A, and M Modes
- Recording and Viewing Movies
- Playback and Deletion
- Connections
- Camera Menus
- The Playback Menu: Managing Images
- The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
- The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
- Setup Menu Options
- Reset Setup Options
- Format Memory Card
- Date Stamp
- Time Zone and Date
- Language
- Monitor Brightness
- Info Display Format
- Auto Info Display
- Auto off Timers
- Self-Timer
- Remote on Duration (ML-L3)
- Image Dust Off Ref Photo
- Image Comment
- Copyright Information
- Beep
- Flicker Reduction
- Buttons
- Rangefinder
- Manual Focus Ring in AF Mode
- File Number Sequence
- Storage Folder
- File Naming
- Location Data
- Airplane Mode
- Connect to Smart Device
- Send to Smart Device (Auto)
- Bluetooth
- Eye-Fi Upload
- Conformity Marking
- Slot Empty Release Lock
- Reset All Settings
- Firmware Version
- Setup Menu Options
- The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
- Recent Settings
- Technical Notes
- 18-55mm Lens Warranty
- Camera Warranty
74 More on Photography
AF-Area Mode
Choose how the focus point for autofocus is selected.
The
following options are available during viewfinder photography:
Note that d (Dynamic-area AF) and f (3D-tracking (11
points)) AF-area modes are not available when AF-S is selected
for focus mode.
Option Description
c
Single-point
AF
For stationary subjects. Focus point is selected
manually; camera focuses on subject in selected
focus point only.
d
Dynamic-area
AF
For non-stationary subjects. In AF-A and AF-C focus
modes, user selects focus point using multi
selector (0 76), but camera will focus based on
information from surrounding focus points if
subject briefly leaves selected point.
f
3D-tracking
(11 points)
In AF-A and AF-C focus modes, user selects focus point
using multi selector (0 76).
If subject moves
after camera has focused, camera uses 3D-
tracking to select new focus point and keep
focus locked on original subject while shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
e Auto-area AF
Camera automatically detects subject and
selects focus point.
A 3D-Tracking (11 Points)
If subject leaves the viewfinder, remove your finger from the shutter-
release button and recompose the photograph with the subject in the
selected focus point.
Note that when the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway, the colors in the area surrounding the focus point are
stored in the camera.
Consequently 3D-tracking may not produce the
desired results with subjects that are similar in color to the background
or that occupy a very small area of the frame.