Nikon D500 Settings Manual page 41

Recommended AF Settings by Event
Instant AF-Area Mode Selection
For flexible AF-area mode selection
when photographing figure skating,
select 25- or 72-point dynamic- or
auto-area AF with the camera and as-
sign group-area AF to the focus func-
tion buttons using Custom Setting f1
(Custom control assignment) > S Lens focus function
buttons
(page 26). You can then press a focus function but-
ton to select group-area AF when framing shots of distant
subjects with the camera in wide orientation, and release the
button to switch to 25- or 72-point dynamic- or auto-area AF
when framing shots of nearby subjects in tall orientation.
Subject nearby Distant subject
Group-area AF
25-point dynamic- Auto-area AF
area AF
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