Nikon Z 6 Setting Guide Sports AF Edition - Page 7

AF‑Area Mode, Continued, Caution: 3D-Tracking, Quick Focus-Point Selection

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AF-area mode u 3D-tracking AF-Area Mode, Continued Description The camera tracks focus on a selected subject. This option is avail‑ able only in photo mode. • Position the focus point over your subject and start tracking by pressing AF-ON or by pressing the shutter-release button halfway; focus will then track the selected subject as it moves through the frame. • To end tracking and restore the previously-selected focus point, release the AF-ON or shutter-release button. • If the subject leaves the frame, remove your finger from the shut‑ ter-release button and recompose the photograph with the sub‑ ject in the selected focus point. Monitor h Auto-area AF The camera automatically detects the subject and selects the fo‑ cus point. Caution: 3D-Tracking The camera may be unable to track subjects that are obscured by other objects or leave the frame. Quick Focus-Point Selection • For quicker focus-point selection, choose [Alternating points] for Custom Setting a4 [Focus points used] (page 9). • If you prefer to use the sub-selector for focus-point selection, you can choose [Select center focus point] for Custom Setting f2 [Custom controls (shooting)] > [Sub-selector center] to allow the center of the sub-selector to be used to quickly select the center focus point (page 15). 7

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AF‑Area Mode, Continued
AF-area mode
AF-area mode
Description
Description
Monitor
Monitor
u
3D‑tracking
The camera tracks focus on a selected subject. This option is avail‑
able only in photo mode.
• Position the focus point over your subject and start tracking
by pressing
AF‑ON
or by pressing the shutter‑release button
halfway; focus will then track the selected subject as it moves
through the frame.
• To end tracking and restore the previously‑selected focus point,
release the
AF‑ON
or shutter‑release button.
• If the subject leaves the frame, remove your finger from the shut‑
ter‑release button and recompose the photograph with the sub‑
ject in the selected focus point.
h
Auto‑area AF
The camera automatically detects the subject and selects the fo‑
cus point.
Caution: 3D-Tracking
The camera may be unable to track subjects that are obscured by other objects or leave the frame.
Quick Focus-Point Selection
• For quicker focus-point selection, choose [
Alternating points
] for Custom Setting a4 [
Focus points
used
] (
page 9
).
• If you prefer to use the sub-selector for focus-point selection, you can choose [
Select center focus
point
] for Custom Setting f2 [
Custom controls (shooting)
] > [
Sub‑selector center
] to allow the cen-
ter of the sub-selector to be used to quickly select the center focus point (
page 15
).