Nikon D6 Setting Guide Sports AF Edition - Page 32

High Jump, Pole Vault

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Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued ■ High Jump To help the camera focus on faces of subjects that are undergoing rapid changes of posture and position, choose custom group-area AF (C1 or C2) and select a focus group just big enough to cover the athlete's upper body. Autofoccus mode AF‑C AF-area mode Group-area AF (C1), 3 × 5 Custom Settings a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release] a3 Focus tracking with lock-on Blocked shot AF Subject motion response [3] [Erratic] a9 Group-area AF face detection [On] ■ Pole Vault Auto-area AF is recommended for subjects that rapidly change posture and position. Selecting [On] for Custom Setting a11 [Auto-area AF face detection] helps the camera focus on the athlete's face rather than on the pole or mat, while selecting [Erratic] for Custom Setting a3 [Focus tracking with lock-on] > [Sub‑ ject motion] helps the camera focus when the subject slows abruptly. 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] 32

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Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued
■
High Jump
To help the camera focus on faces of subjects that are undergoing rapid
changes of posture and position, choose custom group-area AF (C1 or
C2) and select a focus group just big enough to cover the athlete’s upper
body.
Autofoccus mode
Autofoccus mode
AF‑C
AF-area mode
AF-area mode
Group‑area AF (C1), 3 × 5
Custom Settings
Custom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection
[
Release
]
a3 Focus tracking with lock‑on
Blocked shot AF response
[
3
]
Subject motion
[
Erratic
]
a9 Group‑area AF face detection
[
On
]
■
Pole Vault
Auto-area AF is recommended for subjects that rapidly change posture and
position. Selecting [
On
] for Custom Setting a11 [
Auto‑area AF face detection
]
helps the camera focus on the athlete’s face rather than on the pole or mat, while
selecting [
Erratic
] for Custom Setting a3 [
Focus tracking with lock‑on
] > [
Sub‑
ject motion
] helps the camera focus when the subject slows abruptly.
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
]