Nikon Z 6 Setting Guide Sports AF Edition - Page 23

Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued Aquatics Here are some settings you may find 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 needed. 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 mode AF‑C AF-area mode Dynamic-area AF (S) Custom Settings a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release] a3 Focus tracking with lock-on Blocked shot AF Subject motion response [2] [Steady] Instant AF-Area Mode Selection For flexible 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-selector or vertical multi selector, or to the AF-ON button for vertical shooting (page 15). 23