The AF‑Mode Button

[Single-point AF]

The camera focuses on a point selected by the user.

• Use with stationary subjects.

[Dynamic-area AF (9 points)]/
[Dynamic-area AF (21 points)]/
[Dynamic-area AF (51 points)]

The camera focuses on a point selected by the user; if the subject briefly leaves the selected point, the camera will focus based on information from surrounding focus points. This option is available when AF‑A or AF‑C is selected for AF mode.

• Choose for subjects that move unpredictably. The greater the number of focus points, the wider the area used for focus.

[3D-tracking]

The user selects the focus point; while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera will track subjects that leave the selected focus point and select new focus points as required. This option is available when AF‑A or AF‑C is selected for AF mode.

• Use for subjects that are moving erratically from side to side (e.g., tennis players).

[Group-area AF]

The camera focuses using a group of focus points selected by the user. Priority is given to faces detected by the camera, if any.

• Choose for snapshots, subjects that are in motion, and other subjects that are difficult to photograph using [Single-point AF].

[Auto-area AF]

The camera automatically detects the subject and selects the focus point. If a face is detected, the camera will give priority to the portrait subject.

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[Pinpoint AF]

With a focus area smaller than that employed for [Single‑point AF], pinpoint AF is used for pinpoint focus on a selected spot in the frame.

• It is recommended for shots involving static subjects, such as buildings, in-studio product photography, and close-ups.

• This option is available only when AF‑S is selected as the AF mode for still photography.

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[Single-point AF]

The camera focuses on a point selected by the user.

• Use with stationary subjects.

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[Wide-area AF (S)]

As for [Single‑point AF], except the camera focuses on a wider area.

• Choose for snapshots, subjects that are in motion, and other subjects that are difficult to photograph using [Single-point AF].

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[Wide-area AF (L)]

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[Dynamic-area AF]

The camera focuses on a point selected by the user. If the subject briefly leaves the selected point, the camera will focus based on information from surrounding focus points.

• Use for photographs of athletes and other active subjects that are hard to frame using [Single‑point AF].

• This option is available only when AF‑A or AF‑C is selected as the AF mode for still photography.

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[Auto-area AF]

The camera automatically detects the subject and selects the focus area.

• Use on occasions when you don’t have time to select the focus point yourself, for portraits, or for snapshots and other spur-of-the-moment photos.

• If a portrait subject is detected during live view photography, an amber border indicating the focus point will appear around the subject’s face. If the camera detects the subject’s eyes, the amber border will instead appear around an eye (face/eye-detection AF).