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
To ensure that the camera focuses on the swimmer’s face rather than on
splashes, either (a) restrict focus to a smaller area by choosing wide-area
AF (C1) and selecting a small custom area such as 1×1, or (b) select dy-
namic-area AF (S). You may also nd it helpful to choose [Auto] or [Peo‑
ple] for [AF subject detection options] in the photo shooting menu. 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].
Focus modeFocus mode AF‑C
AF-area modeAF-area mode
Wide‑area AF (C1) or
dynamic‑area AF (S)
Custom SettingsCustom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection [Release]
a3 Focus tracking with lock‑on
Blocked shot AF response [2]
Subject motion [Steady]
Instant AF-Area Mode Selection
For exible AF-area mode selection when photographing the start of a race, select wide-area AF (C1) and
choose a small custom focus area as described above, and then assign [Wide‑area AF (C2)] with a tall
custom focus area such as 5 × 7 or 5 × 11 to the lens L‑Fn or L‑Fn2 buttons using Custom Setting f2 [Cus‑
tom 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 the tall focus area to capture the large motions of the
swimmers diving from the starting blocks and release the button to instantly switch to a smaller focus area
when focusing on specic subjects in the water.
Wide-area AF (C2): 5 × 7
(subjects diving)
Wide-area AF (C1): 1 × 1
(subject swimming)
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).