Nikon D6 Setting Guide Sports AF Edition - Page 28

Balance Beam, Vault, Rings and Horizontal and Uneven Bars, Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued

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Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued ■ Balance Beam To automatically switch focus points and AF-area modes as you rotate the camera from "wide" to "tall" orientation, select [Focus point and AF-area mode] for Custom Setting a5 [Store points by orientation] (page 12). Choosing group-area AF (C1) with a 15 × 3 focus-point group for wide-orientation shots and group-area AF (C2) with a 7 × 7 group for tall-orientation shots will help deliver accurate focus in all orientations. Autofoccus mode AF‑C AF-area mode • Wide: Group-area AF (C1), 15 × 3 • Tall: Group-area AF (C2), 7 × 7 Custom Settings a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release] a3 Focus tracking with lock-on Blocked shot AF Subject motion response [3] [Steady] a5 Store points by orientation [Focus point and AF-area mode] a9 Group-area AF face detection [On] ■ Vault If you find 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 find that auto-area AF tends to focus on the vault, select [Enable] for Custom Setting a12 [Auto-area AF starting point] and choose a focus point before shooting (page 14). Autofoccus mode AF‑C AF-area mode Auto-area AF Custom Settings a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release] a3 Focus tracking with lock-on Blocked shot AF Subject motion response [3] [Erratic] a11 Auto-area AF face detection [On] a12 Auto-area AF starting point [Enable] If the camera is slow to refocus on the gymnast after focusing on the vault, choose a lower value for Custom Setting a3 [Focus tracking with lock-on] > [Blocked shot AF response]. ■ Rings and Horizontal and Uneven Bars 3D-tracking is recommended for subjects that change posture and position frequently and often are near apparatus such as bars or rings. Autofoccus mode AF‑C AF-area mode 3D-tracking Custom Settings a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release] a3 Focus tracking with lock-on Blocked shot AF Subject motion response [3] [Erratic] a8 3D-tracking face-detection [On] 28

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Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued
■
Balance Beam
To automatically switch focus points and AF-area modes as you rotate the camera
from “wide” to “tall” orientation, select [
Focus point and AF‑area mode
] for Cus-
tom Setting a5 [
Store points by orientation
] (
page 12
). Choosing group-area
AF (C1) with a 15 × 3 focus-point group for wide-orientation shots and group-area
AF (C2) with a 7 × 7 group for tall-orientation shots will help deliver accurate focus
in all orientations.
Autofoccus mode
Autofoccus mode
AF‑C
AF-area mode
AF-area mode
•
Wide
: Group‑area AF (C1), 15 × 3
•
Tall
: Group‑area AF (C2), 7 × 7
Custom Settings
Custom 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 and AF‑area mode
]
a9 Group‑area AF face detection
[
On
]
■
Vault
If you find the subject hard to frame, selecting auto-area AF will allow you con-
centrate on composition while leaving the camera in charge of choosing the
focus point. If you find that auto-area AF tends to focus on the vault, select
[
Enable
] for Custom Setting a12 [
Auto‑area AF starting point
] and choose a
focus point before shooting (
page 14
).
Autofoccus mode
Autofoccus mode
AF‑C
AF-area mode
AF-area mode
Auto‑area AF
Custom Settings
Custom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection
[
Release
]
a3 Focus tracking with lock‑on
Blocked shot AF response
[
3
]
Subject motion
[
Erratic
]
a11 Auto‑area AF face detection
[
On
]
a12 Auto‑area AF starting point
[
Enable
]
If the camera is slow to refocus on the gymnast after focusing on the vault, choose a lower value for
Custom Setting a3 [
Focus tracking with lock‑on
] > [
Blocked shot AF response
].
■
Rings and Horizontal and Uneven Bars
3D-tracking is recommended for subjects that change posture and position fre-
quently and often are near apparatus such as bars or rings.
Autofoccus mode
Autofoccus mode
AF‑C
AF-area mode
AF-area mode
3D‑tracking
Custom Settings
Custom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection
[
Release
]
a3 Focus tracking with lock‑on
Blocked shot AF response
[
3
]
Subject motion
[
Erratic
]
a8 3D‑tracking face‑detection
[
On
]