Sports Af: Autofocus Basics; Focus Mode: Af-C; Af-Area Mode: 3D-Tracking (Solo Events)/Dynamic-Area Af (S) (Teams) - Nikon Z9 Settings Manual

Sports AF: Autofocus Basics

Sports AF: Autofocus Basics
The following settings are suitable for most sports:
Focus mode Focus mode
AF-area mode AF-area mode
Photo shooting menu Photo shooting menu
AF subject detection options
Custom Settings Custom Settings
a1 AF‑C priority selection
a3 Focus tracking with lock‑on
a9 Focus mode restrictions
Focus Mode: AF‑C Focus Mode: AF‑C
The camera adjusts focus continuously while the AF‑ON button is pressed
or the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
AF‑Area Mode: 3D‑Tracking (Solo Events)/Dynamic‑Area AF (S) (Teams) AF‑Area Mode: 3D‑Tracking (Solo Events)/Dynamic‑Area AF (S) (Teams)
We recommend 3D-tracking as the AF-area mode for solo events. The
focus point can be made to track a selected subject.
For team events, we recommend dynamic-area AF (S). You can quickly
adjust focus as you switch from one player to another.
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AF‑C
• Solo events: 3D‑tracking
• Team events: Dynamic‑area AF (S)
[Auto]
[Release]
Blocked shot AF response [2]
Subject motion [Steady]
[Continuous AF]