Nikon Z 50 Reference Manual - Page 83

Option Description The camera focuses on a point selected by the user. If the subject briefly leaves the selected point, the camera will focus based on information from surrounding focus points. Use for e Dynamic-area AF photographs of athletes and other active subjects that are hard to frame using single-point AF. This option is only available when photo mode is selected and AF mode auto-switch or Continuous AF is chosen for Focus mode. As for Single-point AF, except the camera focuses on a wider area, the focus areas for Wide- f Wide-area AF (S) area AF (L) being larger than those for Wide- area AF (S). Use for snapshots or photos of moving subjects that are hard to frame using single-point AF, or in movie mode for smooth focus during panning and tilting shots or when filming moving subjects. If the selected focus area g Wide-area AF (L) contains subjects at different distances from the camera, the camera will assign priority to the closest subject. Basic Settings 55