Nikon D6 Reference Manual page 157

❚❚ Live View Photography/Movie Recording
The selected AF-area mode is displayed
in the monitor during live view
photography and filming.
Option
[Face-
!
priority AF]
[Wide-area
5
AF]
[Normal-
6
area AF]
[Subject-
n
tracking AF]
The camera automatically detects and focuses on
portrait subjects; the selected subject is indicated
by a yellow border. If multiple faces (up to a
maximum of 16) are detected, you can choose a
subject using the multi selector.
•
Use for portraits.
As for [Normal-area AF] except that the camera
focuses on a wider area.
The camera focuses on a point selected by the user.
Position the focus point over your subject and
press the center of the multi selector; the focus
point will track the selected subject as it moves
through the frame. To end tracking, press the
center of the multi selector again.
•
Use to track focus on a chosen subject.
Description
The AF-Mode Button
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