Improving Camera Response, Continuous-Servo AF AF-C | Nikon

AF-mode button

Improving Camera Response

This section introduces settings for reliably and quickly photographing athletes and other moving subjects.

Continuous-Servo AF (AF-C)

Press the AF-mode but- ton and rotate the main command dial to select AF-C. Focus is adjusted continuously while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway or the Bbutton is pressed.

Main command

dial

Dynamic-Area AF

Press the AF-mode button and rotate the sub-command dial until dynamic-area AF is selected in the viewfinder and top control panel. The focus point is selected manu- ally prior to shooting, but if the subject briefly leaves the selected focus point, the camera will focus based on data from surrounding focus points (choose from 9, 21, and 51 points as described on page 38).

	Top control panel
AF-mode button Sub-command dial	Viewfinder
	Viewfinder

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Nikon manual Improving Camera Response, Continuous-Servo AF AF-C, Dynamic-Area AF

Contents

Setting Guide Table of Contents Movies Autofocus Tips First-Time Users Taking Photographs Improving Camera Response Continuous-Servo AF AF-CDynamic-Area AF ACustom Settings My Menu, highlight Add items and press Custom Settings BanksSelect Add items Add items Lens Vibration Reduction VR DPlayback Menu Settings by Subject Situation Tion See alsoLock-on Release Taking Photographs Tion and camera AF-area modeTion Lock-on Situation Settings by Subject Reducing Camera Blur Vibration Reduction Matching Settings to Your GoalFrame rates may drop at settings other than OFF Situation Preserving Natural Contrast Active D-Lighting Extended Menu Banks Quick Setting Selection Shooting Menu BanksShooting Menu Banks Shooting Menu Bank Selection Reducing Noise at High ISO Sensitivities Standby TimerFinding Controls in the Dark Button Backlights Description Tips Release mode Reducing Shutter Noise Quiet and Silent ReleaseLive view Choosing a Setting Optimizing White Balance Choosing a Color Temperature Ubutton Sub-command dial Rear control panel Preset Manual White Balance Choosing a White Balance Preset Measure white balanceCheck the results Varying White Balance White Balance Bracketing Choose the number of copies Select a bracketing increment Programs with increments of 1 are shown below Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot Cancelling Bracketing White Balance Bracketing Choose Select image Copying White Balance from a PhotographSelect a destination Highlight Select image and press Using the Copied Value Copy white balance Creating a Multiple Exposure Record from 2 to 10 exposures in a single photo Adjust gain Select Auto gain and choose from the following optionsMultiple exposure icon n Interrupting Multiple Exposures Copying Pictures Between Memory Cards Keeping the Camera Level Virtual Horizon MonitorTilt Viewfinder RollPitch Resizing Photographs for Upload Resize Resized Copies Focusing with the AF-ON Button Autofocus TipsChoosing the Number of Focus Points Taking Photographs Subject not in focus AF-Area Mode AF-area modes are described belowPoint dynamic-area AF 3D-tracking Auto-area AF Description Focus Point Selection and Aperture On either sideSor at the center of the display, 4 line Focus Point Selection and Camera Orientation Adjusting Autofocus to the Lens AF Fine-Tune Off Turn AF tuning oﬀDigits of the lens serial number Checking Focus Focus Tracking with Lock-On Movies Sound HeadphonesBefore Filming External Microphones Movie Settings Frame Size, Frame Rate, and Movie Quality Image Area Destination ISO Sensitivity Range Start live view Starting Movie Live View Select movie live viewRotate the live view selector to Press the abutton Exposure Mode White Balance Using Autofocus To focus using autofocusChoosing a Focus Mode Choosing an AF-Area Mode Tripod Mode Lens Vibration Reduction VR Adjusting Settings During Live View Information Display Checking Focus Subject Tracking Filming Movies Starting and Ending Recording Editing Movies Time-Lapse Movies Time-Lapse MoviesChoose the interval Choose the shooting time Start shooting Interrupting Time-Lapse Photography Selecting Start Off for Time-lapse photography Time Lapse Photography Advanced Output ResolutionHdmi Output Output display size 100% Live view on-screen display Off Hdmi Recording Page First-Time Users Reversing Indicators Customizing the Command DialsCustom Setting f10 Customize Command Dials Custom Setting f13 Reverse Indicators Sensor Adjusting Monitor BrightnessChoosing the Primary Slot Reduced brightness Metering Page CS SB####