Af-Area Mode - Nikon D850 User Manual

AF-Area Mode

Choose how the focus point for autofocus is selected.
• Single-point AF: Select the focus point; the camera will focus on
the subject in the selected focus point only. Use with stationary
subjects.
• Dynamic-area AF: Select the focus point. In AF-C focus mode, the
camera will focus based on information from surrounding
focus points if the subject briefly leaves the selected point. The
number of focus points varies with the mode selected:
- 9- or 25-point dynamic-area AF: Choose when there is time to
compose the photograph or when photographing subjects
that are moving predictably (e.g., runners or race cars on a
track).
- 72-point dynamic-area AF: Choose when photographing subjects
that are moving unpredictably (e.g., players at a football
game).
- 153-point dynamic-area AF: Choose when photographing
subjects that are moving quickly and cannot be easily framed
in the viewfinder (e.g., birds).
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