Nikon Camera manual Settings by Subject, Situation

Settings by Subject

In addition to the changes described above under “Im- proving Camera Response”, you can fine-tune settings to improve response for specific subjects.

Situation

Most team sports (e.g., soccer/rugby). Choose these basic settings if subjects are often partially ob- scured by other objects or focus shifts quickly between nearby and distant subjects.

Subjects are often obscured by other athletes (e.g., track events). Select a long lock-on to maintain focus on your subject.

Lock-on target

Subjects appear suddenly or are hard to track (e.g., diving/ski-jumping). Increasing number of dynam- ic-area focus points ensures that camera will focus based on information from surrounding focus points if subject briefl y leaves selected focus point. Most effective where there is sepa- ration between subject and background.

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