Nikon Z 7 Setting Guide Video Edition - Page 42

Limit AF-Area Mode Selection, Focus Mode Restrictions, AF Speed, MAF-F LAF-C

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Focus, Continued Limit AF-Area Mode Selection i-button menu - Choose the AF-area modes that can be selected by pressing the fo- Camera controls - cus-mode button and rotating the sub-command dial. Other menus 4 Settings can be adjusted using Custom Setting g4 [Limit AF-area mode selection]. ● Only modes marked with a check (M) can be selected by pressing the focus-mode button and rotating the sub-command dial. ● The check (L) cannot be removed from [Single-point AF]. Focus Mode Restrictions Limit focus-mode selection to a single focus mode. i-button menu - Camera controls - Other menus 4 Settings can be adjusted using Custom Setting g5 [Focus mode restrictions]. ● If an option other than [No restrictions] is selected, the focus mode cannot be changed by holding the focus-mode button and rotating the main command dial, preventing unintended changes to focus mode. AF Speed i-button menu - Choose the speed at which the camera focuses in focus modes AF-F and Camera controls AF-C. Other menus - 4 Focus speed can be adjusted in the range −5 to +5 using Custom Setting g6 [AF speed]. ● Choose higher values for faster focus, lower values for slower focus. Use [When to apply] to choose when the selected option applies. D [Always] The camera focuses at the selected speed at all times in video mode. E [Only while recording] Focus is adjusted at the selected speed only while video recording is in progress. At other times, the camera focuses as quickly as possible. Lens Sounds The sound produced by the lens during focus operations increases with AF speed. The effect is particularly noticeable at a setting of [+5], so choose lower values if you find the noise distracting. 42 Settings

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Settings
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Focus, Continued
Limit AF-Area Mode Selection
Limit AF-Area Mode Selection
Choose the AF-area modes that can be selected by pressing the fo-
cus-mode button and rotating the sub-command dial.
Settings can be adjusted using Custom Setting g4 [
Limit AF-area mode
selection
].
±
Only modes marked with a check (
M
) can be selected by pressing the
focus-mode button and rotating the sub-command dial.
±
The check (
L
) cannot be removed from [
Single-point AF
].
Focus Mode Restrictions
Focus Mode Restrictions
Limit focus-mode selection to a single focus mode.
Settings can be adjusted using Custom Setting g5 [
Focus mode restric-
tions
].
±
If an option other than [
No restrictions
] is selected, the focus mode
cannot be changed by holding the focus-mode button and rotating
the main command dial, preventing unintended changes to focus
mode.
AF Speed
AF Speed
Choose the speed at which the camera focuses in focus modes
AF-F
and
AF-C
.
Focus speed can be adjusted in the range −5 to +5 using Custom Set-
ting g6 [
AF speed
].
±
Choose higher values for faster focus, lower values for slower focus.
Use [
When to apply
] to choose when the selected option applies.
D
[Always]
The camera focuses at the selected speed at all times in video mode.
E
[Only while recording]
Focus is adjusted at the selected speed only while video recording is in progress. At other times, the
camera focuses as quickly as possible.
Lens Sounds
The sound produced by the lens during focus operations increases with AF speed. The effect is partic-
ularly noticeable at a setting of [
+5
], so choose lower values if you find the noise distracting.
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Other menus
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