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AF-Area Mode, Place the cursor in the information display., Display AF-area mode options.

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AF-Area Mode Choose how the focus point for autofocus is selected. Note that d (Dynamic-area AF) and f (3D-tracking (11 points)) are not available when AF-S is selected for focus mode. Option Description c Single-point AF User selects focus point using multi selector; camera focuses on subject in selected focus point only. Use with stationary subjects. In AF-A and AF-C focus modes, user selects focus point using multi selector, d Dynamic-area AF but camera will focus based on information from surrounding focus points if subject briefly leaves selected point. Use with erratically moving subjects. In AF-A and AF-C focus modes, user selects focus point using multi selector. If subject moves after camera has focused, camera uses 3D-tracking zf 3D-tracking (11 points) to select new focus point and keep focus locked on original subject while shutter-release button is pressed halfway. If subject leaves viewfinder, remove your finger from shutter-release button and recompose photograph with subject in selected focus point. e Auto-area AF Camera automatically detects subject and selects focus point. 1 Place the cursor in the information display. If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor, press the P button. Press the P button again to place the cursor in the information display. Information display P button 2 Display AF-area mode options. Highlight the current AF-area mode in the information display and press J. 3 Choose an AF-area mode. Highlight an AF-area mode and press J. To return to shooting mode, press the shutterrelease button halfway. 34

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z
AF-Area Mode
Choose how the focus point for autofocus is selected.
Note that
d
(
Dynamic-area
AF
) and
f
(
3D-tracking (11 points)
) are not available when
AF-S
is selected for
focus mode.
1
Place the cursor in the information display.
If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor, press the
P
button.
Press the
P
button again to place the cursor in the information display.
2
Display AF-area mode options.
Highlight the current AF-area mode in the
information display and press
J
.
3
Choose an AF-area mode.
Highlight an AF-area mode and press
J
.
To
return to shooting mode, press the shutter-
release button halfway.
Option
Description
c
Single-point AF
User selects focus point using multi selector; camera focuses on
subject in selected focus point only.
Use with stationary subjects.
d
Dynamic-area AF
In AF-A and AF-C focus modes
, user selects focus point using multi selector,
but camera will focus based on information from surrounding focus
points if subject briefly leaves selected point. Use with erratically
moving subjects.
f
3D-tracking
(11 points)
In AF-A and AF-C focus modes
, user selects focus point using multi selector.
If subject moves after camera has focused, camera uses 3D-tracking
to select new focus point and keep focus locked on original subject
while shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
If subject leaves
viewfinder, remove your finger from shutter-release button and
recompose photograph with subject in selected focus point.
e
Auto-area AF
Camera automatically detects subject and selects focus point.
Information display
P
button