Setting Guide(Sports AF Edition)

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Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued
AquaticsAquatics
Here are some settings you may nd helpful when photographing aquatic events.
■ Swimming
Choosing 9-point dynamic-area AF helps prevent the camera focusing
on splashes while letting you instantly refocus on the main subject as
needed. To quickly switch focus from one swimmer to another, choose
lower values for Custom Setting a3 [Focus tracking with lock‑on] >
[Blocked shot AF response].
Autofoccus modeAutofoccus mode AF‑C
AF-area modeAF-area mode 9‑point dynamic‑area AF
Custom SettingsCustom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release]
a3 Focus tracking with lock‑on
Blocked shot AF response [2]
Subject motion [Steady]
a7 Single‑point AF watch area [Normal]
Instant AF-Area Mode Selection
For exible AF-area mode selection when photographing the start of a race,
select 9-point dynamic-area AF with the camera and assign [Group‑area
AF] to the focus function buttons using Custom Setting f3 [Custom con‑
trol]> [S Lens focus function buttons]> [AF‑area mode] (page 19).
You can then press a focus function button to select group-area AF when
your subject is diving from the starting block and release the button to
instantly switch to 9-point dynamic-area AF once the swimmer is in the
water, all without taking your eye from the viewnder.
Group-area AF
(distant subject diving)
9-point dynamic-area AF
(subject swimming)
AF-area mode can also be assigned to the Pv, Fn1, Fn2, or AF‑ON button, to the center of the sub-selec-
tor, or to the AF‑ON button for vertical shooting (page 18).