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lens AF stop
button
depth-of-field
preview button
Utilizing the Switching AF area selection modes
Instantly switching AF area selection modes with a single button
Assigning the AF modes you want to switch is convenient using [Custom Controls]
Assigning functions
By assigning an [AF area selection mode] to a specific button in the [Custom Control] screen, you can continue shooting and switch
AF areas instantly with the press of single button without having to move your eye from the viewfinder.
By pressing the
assigned button
Examples of instantly switching AF area selection modes
Shooting the pit stop in motor sports
for example. After shooting wide shots
at the wide angle end of a zoom lens
with [Single-point AF], quickly zoom
in, and when targeting the driver's eye
avoiding the helmet using [Spot AF].
From [Single-point AF] to [Spot AF]
On shooting with optional 'AF area
selection mode'
Switchable into set 'AF area selection
mode'
'Switch to registered AF functions' assigns.
An example is soccer etc. where the
player appear s quite small in the
viewfinder, then comes closer to fill
the screen. In this case, by switching to
[AF point expansion], it is possible to
steadily track low contrast portions of
the uniform even as it gets larger.
From [Single-point AF] to [AF point expansion]
Switching to [61-point automatic
selection AF] is effective with figure
skating where the skater comes from
far away to fill up the screen as they
approach. You can leave AF point
s e l e c t i o n up to t h e c am e ra, an d
concentrate on framing as you shoot.
From [AF point expansion] to [61-point automatic selection AF]
Buttons that can be assigned to switching
AF area selection modes
[Switch to registered AF functions]
There are the two buttons that can be assign to switch AF
functions. The
button and button can be assigned with
[Switch to registered AF functions].
Assign [Switch to registered AF functions] to the
button or button with [Custom Controls]. Press the
button on the assign function’s selection screen,
and from various AF functions, select the [AF area
selection mode], and select the mode that you want
to use.
Assign to the
or
depth of field
preview button
Press the
button
now
Select the [AF area
selection mode]
AF area selection modes such as [Single-point
AF] and [AF point expansion] are effective for
switching according to the size and type of
subjects. While looking through the viewfinder
it can be difficult to change the mode while
tracking the subject. However, by assigning the
AF area selection modes you want to use, to
specific buttons, you can switch instantly while
continuing shooting. There four buttons that
can be assigned. Think about the characteristics
of the sports and subjects you want to shoot
beforehand, and assign the AF area selection
modes you think you will use. By assigning
different modes to each of the four buttons,
you can control up to four modes at will. In
addition, aside from the AF area selection
modes, various functions can be registered and
applied, so by making settings as needed, you
have the flexibility to handle conditions as they
change.
