Nikon D6 Setting Guide Sports AF Edition - Page 35

Table Tennis, Enable, Auto‑area AF starting point

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Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued Table Tennis Using custom group-area AF (C1 or C2) helps you frame shots with the net in the foreground. Autofoccus mode AF‑C AF-area mode Group-area AF (C1), 3 × 7 Custom Settings a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release] a3 Focus tracking with lock-on Blocked shot AF Subject motion response [4] [Steady] a9 Group-area AF face detection [On] BMX and Skateboarding 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 ramps or other foreground objects, 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] [Steady] a5 Store points by orientation [Focus point] a11 Auto-area AF face detection [On] a12 Auto-area AF starting point [Enable] 35

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Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued
Table Tennis
Table Tennis
Using custom group-area AF (C1 or C2) helps you frame shots with the
net in the foreground.
Autofoccus mode
Autofoccus mode
AF‑C
AF-area mode
AF-area mode
Group‑area AF (C1), 3 × 7
Custom Settings
Custom 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 Skateboarding
BMX and Skateboarding
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 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 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
[
Steady
]
a5 Store points by orientation
[
Focus point
]
a11 Auto‑area AF face detection
[
On
]
a12 Auto‑area AF starting point
[
Enable
]