Setting Guide(Sports AF Edition)
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Sports AF: Autofocus Basics
- AF-Area Mode
- Sports AF: Custom Settings
- The D6 Versus the D5
- a1: AF‑C Priority Selection
- a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On
- a4: Focus Points Used
- a5: Store Points by Orientation
- a6: AF Activation
- a7: Single-Point AF Watch Area
- a12: Auto-Area AF Starting Point
- a13: Focus Point Persistence
- a14: Limit AF-Area Mode Selection
- a15: Autofocus Mode Restrictions
- a16: Focus Point Wrap-Around
- Sports AF: Custom Controls
- AF Fine-Tuning
- Focus Points
- Recommended AF Settings by Event
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Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued
Table TennisTable Tennis
Using custom group-area AF (C1 or C2) helps you frame shots with the
net in the foreground.
Autofoccus modeAutofoccus mode AF‑C
AF-area modeAF-area mode Group‑area AF (C1), 3× 7
Custom SettingsCustom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release]
a3 Focus tracking with lock‑on
Blocked shot AF response [4]
Subject motion [Steady]
a9 Group‑area AF face detection [On]
BMX and SkateboardingBMX and Skateboarding
If you nd the subject hard to frame, selecting auto-area AF will allow
you concentrate on composition while leaving the camera in charge of
choosing the focus point. If you nd that auto-area AF tends to focus
on ramps or other foreground objects, select [Enable] for Custom Set-
ting a12 [Auto‑area AF starting point] and choose a focus point before
shooting (page 14).
Autofoccus modeAutofoccus mode AF‑C
AF-area modeAF-area mode Auto‑area AF
Custom SettingsCustom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release]
a3 Focus tracking with lock‑on
Blocked shot AF response [3]
Subject motion [Steady]
a5 Store points by orientation [Focus point]
a11 Auto‑area AF face detection [On]
a12 Auto‑area AF starting point [Enable]