Setting Guide(Sports AF Edition)

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Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued
AquaticsAquatics
Here are some settings you may nd helpful when photographing aquatic events.
■ Swimming
Choosing dynamic-area AF (S) helps prevent the camera focusing on
splashes while letting you instantly refocus on the main subject as need-
ed. To quickly switch focus from one swimmer to another, choose lower
values for Custom Setting a3 [Focus tracking with lock‑on]> [Blocked
shot AF response].
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 [2]
Subject motion [Steady]
Instant AF-Area Mode Selection
For exible AF-area mode selection when photographing the start of a
race, select dynamic-area AF (S) with the camera and assign [Auto‑area
AF] to the lens L‑Fn or L‑Fn2 buttons using Custom Setting f2 [Custom
controls (shooting)] > [S Lens Fn button]/[3 Lens Fn2 button] >
[AF‑area mode] (page 15). You can then press a lens function button
to select auto-area AF when your subject is diving from the starting block
and release the button to instantly switch to dynamic-area AF (S) once the
swimmer is in the water.
Auto-area AF
(distant subject diving)
Dynamic-area AF (S)
(subject swimming)
AF-area mode can also be assigned to the Fn1, Fn2, Fn3, or AF‑ON button, to the center of the sub-se-
lector or vertical multi selector, or to the AF‑ON button for vertical shooting (page 15).