Nikon D5600 Reference Manual - Page 191

AF-Area Mode Choose how the camera selects the focus point for autofocus. ❚❚ Viewfinder Photography Option Description [Single-point AF] Select the focus point (0 159); the camera will focus on the subject in the selected focus point only. Use with stationary subjects. Select the focus point. In AF-A and AF-C focus modes, the camera will focus based on information from surrounding focus points if the subject briefly leaves the selected point. The number of focus points varies with the mode selected: [Dynamic-area • [Dynamic-area AF (9 points)]: Choose when there is AF (9 points)]/ time to compose the photograph or when [Dynamic-area photographing subjects that are moving predictably AF (21 points)]/ (e.g., runners or race cars on a track). [Dynamic-area AF (51 points)] • [Dynamic-area AF (21 points)]: Choose when photographing subjects that are moving unpredictably (e.g., players at a football game). • [Dynamic-area AF (51 points)]: Choose when photographing subjects that are moving quickly and cannot be easily framed in the viewfinder (e.g., birds). Shooting Settings 145