Nikon Z 6 Setting Guide Sports AF Edition - Page 4

Sports AF: Autofocus Basics, Focus Mode: AF‑C

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Sports AF: Autofocus Basics The following settings are suitable for most sports: Focus mode AF‑C AF-area mode • Solo events: 3D-tracking • Team events: Dynamic-area AF (S) Photo shooting menu AF subject detection options [Auto] Custom Settings a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release] a3 Focus tracking with lock-on Blocked shot AF Subject motion response [2] [Steady] a9 Focus mode restrictions [Continuous AF] Focus Mode: AF‑C The camera adjusts focus continuously while the AF‑ON button is pressed or the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. AF-Area Mode: 3D-Tracking (Solo Events)/Dynamic-Area AF (S) (Teams) We recommend 3D-tracking as the AF-area mode for solo events. The focus point can be made to track a selected subject. For team events, we recommend dynamic-area AF (S). You can quickly adjust focus as you switch from one player to another. 4

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Sports AF: Autofocus Basics
Sports AF: Autofocus Basics
The following settings are suitable for most sports:
Focus mode
Focus mode
AF‑C
AF-area mode
AF-area mode
•
Solo events
: 3D‑tracking
•
Team events
: Dynamic‑area AF (S)
Photo shooting menu
Photo shooting menu
AF subject detection options
[
Auto
]
Custom Settings
Custom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection
[
Release
]
a3 Focus tracking with lock‑on
Blocked shot AF response
[
2
]
Subject motion
[
Steady
]
a9 Focus mode restrictions
[
Continuous AF
]
Focus Mode: AF‑C
Focus Mode: AF‑C
The camera adjusts focus continuously while the
AF‑ON
button is pressed
or the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
AF‑Area Mode: 3D‑Tracking (Solo Events)/Dynamic‑Area AF (S) (Teams)
AF‑Area Mode: 3D‑Tracking (Solo Events)/Dynamic‑Area AF (S) (Teams)
We recommend 3D-tracking as the AF-area mode for solo events. The
focus point can be made to track a selected subject.
For team events, we recommend dynamic-area AF (S). You can quickly
adjust focus as you switch from one player to another.