Setting Guide(Sports AF Edition)

21
Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued
■ Hurdles
The settings below let you refocus as needed if the camera focuses on
the hurdles in the foreground while the race is being run. When photo-
graphing hurdlers who have crossed the nish line, select [Focus point
and AF‑area mode] for Custom Setting a5 [Store points by orientation]
to automatically switch focus points and AF-area modes as you rotate
the camera between “tall” (portrait) orientations and “wide” (landscape)
orientation (page 10).
Focus modeFocus mode AF‑C
AF-area modeAF-area mode 3D‑tracking
Custom SettingsCustom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release]
a5 Store points by orientation [Focus point]
■ Marathons (from a Vehicle)
When shooting from a moving vehicle, choose dynamic-area AF (S) to
keep specic runners in focus as they change position in the pack.
Focus modeFocus mode AF‑C
AF-area modeAF-area mode Dynamic‑area AF (S)
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]
■ Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Throw, and Javelin (from the Front, at a Distance)
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.
Focus modeFocus mode AF‑C
AF-area modeAF-area mode Auto‑area AF
Custom SettingsCustom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release]