Setting Guide(Sports AF Edition)

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Recommended AF Settings by Event, Continued
■ Hurdles
The settings below let you refocus as needed if the camera focuses on
the hurdles in the foreground while the race is being run. If desired, you
can select wide-area AF (C1) and choose a focus area with proportions
and dimensions tailored to avoid focusing on the hurdles altogether.
When photographing hurdlers who 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).
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]
■ Marathons (from a Vehicle)
When shooting from a moving vehicle, choose dynamic-area AF (S) to
keep specic runners in focus as they change position in the pack.
Focus modeFocus mode AF‑C
AF-area modeAF-area mode Dynamic‑area AF (S)
Custom SettingsCustom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release]
a3 Focus tracking with lock‑on
Blocked shot AF response [3]
Subject motion [Steady]
a5 Store points by orientation [Focus point]
■ Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Throw, and Javelin (from the Front, at a Distance)
If you nd the subject hard to frame, selecting auto-area AF
will allow you concentrate on composition while leaving
the camera in charge of choosing the focus point.
Focus modeFocus mode AF‑C
AF-area modeAF-area mode Auto‑area AF
Custom SettingsCustom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release]