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AF area selection mode
For fast moving subjects that are difficult to track with a
single AF point
This mode is ideal for sports photography
Shooting with AF
point expansion
(up, down, left,
and right)
AF point expansion
(surrounding points)
Viewfinder
display of [AF
point expansion].
The manually
selected AF point
and surrounding
points lights up.
[Up, down, left, and right] and [surrounding] options can be selected according to the
difficulty of reading the movement, and the relative importance to the central AF point
Hints and tips
When shooting subjects which might be difficult to determine movement, select [surrounding] mode,
and when you want to focus on the area covered by the central (manually selected) AF point it's best to
select the [Up, down, left, and right] mode.
[AF point expansion] is an [AF area selection
mode] that is best selected when shooting
sports. Using this setting shifts the focus point
used from a manually selected AF point, to an
adjacent (up, down, left, and right, or
surrounding) AF point, to aid focus tracking.
When using this setting it is easier to obtain the
desired composition as the subject is captured
centering around the manually selected AF
point. Based on the subject's movement
characteristics, (i.e. likelihood of subject moving
from the selected AF point) and the size of the
subject within the frame, select either [AF point
expansion] or [AF area selection mode]. In
addition, when the subject has a lot of
movement, setting Case 5 or Case 6 from the
AF Configuration Tool is also recommended.
Blue color of focus point is for illustration.
With Point expansion (surrounding), the user-selected AF point and surrounding AF points (up to 8) are used to
track the subject. To zoom in on a scene with curving movement such as motocross jumps, Point expansion
(surrounding) is effective because it uses more AF points.
AF point expansion is a versatile mode that can be used in a wide variety of situations, including sports
competitions with intense movement. AF point expansion (up, down, left, right) is the perfect setting for tracking
and shooting somewhat small subjects that move in a straight line and down such as kayak drop scenes.
AF point expansion
