‘ares016 'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Sovicos NPS |:2:-~ At the heart of the mage Global Site Home About NPS_ Event Support NPS Global Network Professional Insights Technics Soktons OSS TIPS Basic AF Settings for Sports Photography Technical Solutions | D4S TIPS Basic AF Settings for Sports Photography Sports AF: AF Mode For sports photography, choose continuous-servo AF (AF-C). Focus is adjusted continuously while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway or the AF-ON button is pressed. If the subject is in motion, the camera will engage predictive focus tracking to predict the final distance to the subject and adjust focus as necessary, fs es Afmode button Main command dial Viewfinder To select continuous-servo AF, press the AF-mode button and rotate the main command dial until AF-C is displayed in the viewfinder and top control panel. Sports AF: AF Mode Choose an AF-area mode according to your subject. Single-point AF Top control panel s Viewfinder Focus-point display *: Selection ° hitpslnosnikonimagirg.comRechrical solitons tpstbasi. stings! wnyare82016 Focus-point display *: Shooting ‘The focus point is selected manually, The camera focuses on the subject in the selected focus point only, Choose for 'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Sovicos subjects you can keep framed in the selected focus point, S-point dynamic-area AF ‘Top control panel Viewfinder Focus-point display *: Selection Focus-point display *: Shooting 21-point dynam ‘Top control panel Viewfinder Focus-point display *: Selection Focus-point display *: Shooting 51-point dynamic-area AF ‘Top control panel Viewfinder Focus-point display *: Selection Focus-point display *: Shooting wees dst hitpslnosnikonimagirg.comnechrical solitons tpstbasi. stings! mnyare82016 'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Sovicos ‘The focus point is selected manually. The camera focuses on the subject in the selected focus point when autofocus Is initiated, but if the subject later leaves the selected point for brief periods, the camera will focus based on information from surrounding points. Choose for low- contrast subjects if the camera has difficulty focusing or for active subjects that are hard to keep framed in a single point, and increase the number of points if the subject is moving unpredictably or occupies a large area of the frame. Choose a setting one level higher for subjects at the edge of the frame. 3D-tracking ‘Top control panel 3d View-finder Focus-point display *: Selection Focus-point display *: Shooting . ‘The initial focus point is selected manually. The camera uses color information to track subjects that leave the selected focus point and selects new focus points as required. Group-area AF ‘Top control panel GrP Viewfinder Focus-point display *: Selection Focus-point display *: Shooting . ‘The camera focuses using all the focus points in a group of 5 selected by the user, reducing the risk of the camera focusing on the background. Choose for subjects that are difficult to photograph using a single focus point. Auto-area AF ‘Top control panel Ruta hitpslnosnikonimagirg.comRechrical solitons tpstbasi. stings! anyare82016 'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Sovicos Viewfinder Focus-point display *: Selection Focus-point display *: Shooting ‘The camera automatically detects the subject and selects the focus point. = On selected for Custom Setting a5 (Focus point illumination) > Dynamic-area AF display. To choose the AF-area mode, press the AF-mode button and rotate the sub-command dial until the desired option is displayed in the viewfinder and top control panel Top control panel ‘AF. mode button ‘Sub-command dial Viewtinder Focus Point Selection and Aperture 9a0999oa0 is Bee FaDO SS aq Maximum aperture (/5.6 oF faster Fe R OOS SOE FUs point selection is supported with all 5 points: 15 cross-type sensors (atthe center of th BOTQg GIGS © Aloplay and 18 tine sensors ( ) on elther side Maximum aperture slower than f/5.6 but faster than /8 398 (e.g., a lens with a maximum aperture of f/4 on @ TC-17E II teleconverter) eaggee0a5 ose Focus point selection is supported with 15 points: 9 cross-type sensors at the center of the displa Y and 3 line sensors on ether side. Maximum aperture {/8 oa (e4., a lens with a maximum aperture of f/4 on a TC-20E III teleconverter) Bee eee | Focus point seleion is supported with 11 points: a crss-ype sensor atthe center ofthe display, 4 line sensors on either side, and 1 line sensor above and below. The 4 points shown by symbol are available for dynamic-area AF only, not for group-area AF?) hitpslnosnikonimagirg.comnechrical solitons tpstbasi. stings! anyare82016 'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Sovicos Sports AF: Custom Settings Sports photographers can benefit by knowing the following autofocus-related Custom Settings. al: AF-C Priority Selection Custom Setting al (AF-C priority selection) controls whether the camera gives priority to focus or shutter release. © Release Pictures can be taken whether or not the camera is in focus. “Subject notin foous Frame rates do not slow during burst photography. © Subject in focus CO Shutter reteased =O = OO = Ele Focus + release In burst mode, priority is given to focus for the first frame and to release for later frames. Frame rates do not slow. (©EHT Release + focus In burst mode, priority is given to release for the first frame and to focus for later frames. Frame rates slow as needed to allow camera to focus, ate ate Sa. (>): = rao Ps ate as. et OL ® @l Fai# Focus Pictures can only be taken when the camera is in focus. hitpslnosnikonimagirg.comnechrical solitons tpstbasi. stings! sn'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Sovicos a3: Focus Tracking with Lock-On By preventing the camera from refocusing when your subject is briefly obscured by another object, focus tracking with lock-on ensures that the camera will continue to track the main subject once the obstacle has moved away (continuous-servo AF only). Choose the length of time before the camera refocuses from 5 (Long), 4, 3 (Normal), 2, and 1 (Short), Lock-on applies only while the camera is focusing; to focus at a new distance without waiting for lock-on to end, re-initiate autofocus. Camera will wait before refocusing on objects behind the subject, Camera will track and focus on objects the same distance from the camera as the subject Camere will wait before refocusing on objects in front of the subject NOTE: Select 1 (Short) or Off for improved response when you need to ‘switch rapidly from one subject to another and in other similar situations. a4: AF Activation Choose AF-ON only to split the functions of the AF-ON and shutter-release buttons so that the former is used for focus while the latter Is used only to release the shutter. Lift your thumb from the AF-ON button to take more shots at the current focus distance or to prevent the camera refocusing when an object passes between you and your subject. hitpslnosnikonimagirg.comnechrical solitons tpstbasi. stings! anyare82016 'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Sovicos AF-ON button In the AF-ON position, the function selector on some telephoto lenses functions in the same way as the AF-ON button a5: Focus Point Illumination Choose from the following focus-point display options: Manual focus mode: Choose On to display the active focus point in manual focus mode, Off to display the focus point only during focus- point selection Continuous mode: Choose On to display the active focus point in CH (continuous high-speed) and CL (continuous low-speed) modes. Focus point brightness: Choose the brightness of the focus-point display in the viewfinder from Extra high, High, Normal, and Low Dynamic-area AF display: Choose On to display both the selected focus pont andthe surrounding fern ports intimate ares Af rode, When sb.teckrig succes waeewit | Ss \ L fs) be displayed in the center of the focus point ( ). 2 “9 xe hitpslnosnikonimagirg.comnechrical solitons tpstbasi. stings! meyare82016 'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Sovicos Group-area AF illumination: = al Choose how the active focus points are dsplayed in group-area AF & oe ceneuiay oases Choose if makes the subject efit to see inthe viewfinder. e ee a7: Number of Focus Points Choose the focus points avalabe for manval focus:point selection AFS2 (51 points) FoandeS0cr\ geeeseceeee Choose from the 51 points shown at right BRSRSSGRRHE AF11 (11 points): Pete el Choose from the 11 points shown at right, Use for quick focus-point cee selection, Weve a10: Store by Orientation Selecting Focus point and AF-area mode or Focus point lets you to choose the AF-area mode and/or focus point according to whether the camera is in "wide" (landscape orientation), “tall” (portrait) orientation with the camera rotated 90° clockwise, or “tall” orientation with the camera rotated 90° counterclockwise. Camera rotated 90° counterclockwise Landscape (wide) orientation hitpslnosnikonimagirg.comRechrical solitons tpstbasi. stings! anyare82016 'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Services Camera rotated 90° clockwise Lod If Off is selected, the same focus point and AF-area mode will be used regardless of camera orientation. (333) Camera rotated 90° counterclockwise Landscape (wide) orientation Camera rotated 90° clockwise If you select Off after choosing Focus point, the camera will select the center focus point for all orientations. If you select Off after choosing Focus point and AF-area mode, the camera will select the center focus point and the AF- area mode chosen for landscape orientation. Checking Focus-Point Selection and AF-Area Mode View the current AF-area mode in the top control panel, of press the button to View the current facus pelnt and AF-area mode In the monitor. ali mit AF-Area Mode Selection ( ) Choose the AF-area modes that can be selected with the AF-mode button and sub-command dial. For example, you can select Single-point AF and Group- area AF to switch quickly back and forth between these two modes. hitpslnosnikonimagirg.comnechrical solitons tpstbasi. stings! an‘ares016 'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Sovicos ene Single point AF ae) Pee aed) Ere enna Because group-area AF uses a selected group of 5 focus points and dynamic-area AF a selected focus point combined as necessary with information from surrounding focus points, these modes let you frame your subject in an area larger than a single focus point. This ensures stable, continuous focus that reliably captures even small, fast-moving, end hard-to-frame subjects. a12: Autofocus Mode Rest ions ( ) Choose the autofocus modes that can be selected with the AF-mode button and main command dial. For sports photography, you may find it convenient to limit AF mode selection to AF-C. ea es (rcs Choosing AF-C disables autofocus mode selection via the AF-mode 6 In and main command diel 19: Lens Focus Function Buttons ( ) If your lens is equipped with a focus function selector (_), you can use this option to choose the role played by the focus function buttons when the selector is set to AF-L. For fast-moving sports, choose AF-area mode to enable rapid AF-area mode selection. For examples of how this can be used, see Recommended Settings by Event. hitpslnosnikonimagirg.comnechrical solitons tpstbasi. stings! saneyare82016 'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Sovicos Focus function buttons Lenses with Focus Function Selectors ‘The following lenses feature focus function selectors: + AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FLED VR + AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FLED VR + AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED VR + AF-S NIKKOR SOOmm f/4E FLED VR. + AF-S NIKKOR S0Omm f/4G ED VR + AF-S NIKKOR 400mm £/2.86 FLED VR + AF-S NIKKOR 400mm £/2,86 ED VR + AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VR IT + AF-S NIKKOR 200mm f/2G ED VR II + AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VR IT Other Options Here are the other roles that can be assigned to the focus function buttons: + BGAF tock only: Focus locks while any of the focus function buttons is pressed. + BIAE/AF lock: Focus and exposure lock while any of the focus function buttons is pressed. + RAE lock only: Exposure locks while any of the focus function buttons is pressed. + PRE*iPreset focus point: To use this option, highlight a focus point in the camera focus-point selection display and, keeping the AF-mode button pressed, press the center of the multi selector until the focus point starts to flash. The chosen focus point can then be selected by pressing any of the focus function buttons; the original selection is restored when the button is released, + @/4 Spisable/enable: If the flash is currently off, front-curtain sync will be selected while any of the focus function buttons is pressed. If the flash is currently enabled, it will instead be disabled while a focus function button is pressed + G-Bbisable synchronized release: Keep any of the focus function buttons pressed to take photographs only with the master camera when using a wireless transmitter or wireless remote controller for remote synchronized release. + B¥-BRemote release only: Keep any of the focus function buttons pressed to take photographs only with the remote cameras when using a wireless transmitter or wireless remote controller for remote synchronized release, Remote release can also be assigned to the Fn or Pv button using Custom Setting f3 (Assign Fn button) or f4 (Assign preview button), hitpslnosnikonimagirg.comnechrical solitons tpstbasi. stings! snyare82016 'D4S TIPS | Techical Solutions | Nikon Professional Sovicos A Back to top ‘echnical Solutions GAS TIPS asic AF Settings for Sports Photography ‘About NPS. 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