Nikon Z 6 Setting Guide Sports AF Edition - Page 11

a6: AF Activation, AF‑ON only, AF‑ON, Custom controls shooting, Out‑of‑focus release, Enable

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Sports AF: Custom Settings, Continued a6: AF Activation Choose [AF‑ON only] to split the functions of the AF‑ON button (or the control to which [AF-ON] has been assigned using Custom Setting f2 [Custom controls (shooting)]) and the shutter-release button so that the former is used for focus while the latter is used only to release the shutter. Lift your thumb from the AF‑ON button to lock focus and take more shots at the current focus distance or prevent the camera refocusing when an object passes between you and your subject. Highlighting [AF‑ON only] and pressing 2 displays an [Out-of-focus release] option; for sports pho- tography, confirm that [Enable] is selected. Focusing with Lens Function Buttons To focus using the L‑Fn or L‑Fn2 buttons found on certain lenses, select [AF-ON] for Custom Setting f2 [Custom controls (shooting)] > [S Lens Fn button] or [3 Lens Fn2 button] (page 15). F Mount Lenses with Focus Function Selectors If an F mount lens with a focus function selector is mounted on the camera via a mount adapter, the focus function buttons on the lens will perform the same role as the camera AF‑ON button when the focus function selector is in the AF-ON position. As of November, 2021, the list of lenses featuring focus function selectors is as follows: • AF‑S NIKKOR 800 mm f/5.6E FL ED VR • AF‑S NIKKOR 600 mm f/4G ED VR • AF‑S NIKKOR 600 mm f/4E FL ED VR • AF‑S NIKKOR 500 mm f/4G ED VR • AF‑S NIKKOR 500 mm f/4E FL ED VR • AF‑S NIKKOR 500 mm f/5.6E PF ED VR • AF‑S NIKKOR 400 mm f/2.8G ED VR • AF‑S NIKKOR 400 mm f/2.8E FL ED VR • AF‑S NIKKOR 300 mm f/2.8G ED VR II • AF‑S NIKKOR 200 mm f/2G ED VR II • AF‑S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8E FL ED VR • AF‑S NIKKOR 120-300 mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR • AF‑S NIKKOR 180-400 mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR • AF‑S NIKKOR 200-400 mm f/4G ED VR II 11

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Sports AF: Custom Settings, Continued
a6: AF Activation
a6: AF Activation
Choose [
AF‑ON only
] to split the functions of the
AF‑ON
button (or the
control to which [
AF‑ON
] has been assigned using Custom Setting f2
[
Custom controls (shooting)
]) and the shutter-release button so that
the former is used for focus while the latter is used only to release the
shutter. Lift your thumb from the
AF‑ON
button to lock focus and take
more shots at the current focus distance or prevent the camera refocus-
ing when an object passes between you and your subject.
Highlighting [
AF‑ON only
] and pressing
2
displays an [
Out‑of‑focus release
] option; for sports pho-
tography, confirm that [
Enable
] is selected.
Focusing with Lens Function Buttons
To focus using the
L‑Fn
or
L‑Fn2
buttons found on certain lenses, select [
AF‑ON
] for Custom Setting f2
[
Custom controls (shooting)
] > [
S
 
Lens Fn button
] or [
3
 
Lens Fn2 button
] (
page 15
).
F Mount Lenses with Focus Function Selectors
If an F mount lens with a focus function selector is mounted on the camera via a mount adapter, the
focus function buttons on the lens will perform the same role as the camera
AF‑ON
button when the
focus function selector is in the
AF‑ON
position. As of November, 2021, the list of lenses featuring focus
function selectors is as follows:
• AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4G ED VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4E FL ED VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8E FL ED VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II
• AF-S NIKKOR 200mm f/2G ED VR II
• AF-S NIKKOR 70–200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 120–300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 180–400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR
• AF-S NIKKOR 200–400mm f/4G ED VR II