Setting Guide(Sports AF Edition)

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Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued
AthleticsAthletics
You may nd these settings useful when photographing road-running or track-and-eld events.
■ Sprints (Hand-Held, Single Runner, from the Front)
Choose wide-area AF (C1) with a wide custom focus area (for example,
19 × 3 or 13 × 3) to focus on the closest subject when shooting with the
camera in “wide” (landscape) orientation and runners lined up across the
frame. We also recommend choosing [Auto] or [People] for [AF subject
detection options] in the photo shooting menu. Dynamic-area AF (S) is
recommended for photos of runners on a distant starting line.
Focus modeFocus mode AF‑C
AF-area modeAF-area mode 3D‑tracking or wide‑area AF (C1)
Custom SettingsCustom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release]
a5 Store points by orientation [Focus point]
When photographing runners after they have crossed the nish line, select [Focus point and AF‑area
mode] for Custom Setting a5 [Store points by orientation] to automatically switch focus points and
AF-area modes as you rotate the camera between “tall” (portrait) orientations and “wide” (landscape)
orientation (page 10).
Instant AF-Area Mode Selection
For exible AF-area mode selection when photographing approaching run-
ners, select 3D-tracking with the camera and assign [Dynamic‑area AF (S)]
or [Wide‑area AF (C1)] to the lens L‑Fn or L‑Fn2 buttons using Custom Set-
ting f2 [Custom controls (shooting)]> [SLens Fn button]/[3Lens Fn2
button]> [AF‑area mode] (page 15). You can then press a lens function
button to select dynamic-area AF (S) or wide-area AF (C1) when your sub-
ject is far away and release the button to instantly switch to 3D-tracking as
the runners approach.
Dynamic-area AF (S) or
wide-area AF (C1)
(distant subject)
3D-tracking
(runner approaching)
AF-area mode can also be assigned to the Fn1, Fn2, Fn3, or AF‑ON button, to the center of the sub-se-
lector or vertical multi selector, or to the AF‑ON button for vertical shooting (page 15).