Choose an AF-area mode according to your subject.
| Single-point AF | |
|---|---|
| Top control panel |  |
| Viewfinder |  |
| Focus-point display: Selection |  |
| Focus-point display: Shooting |  |
The focus point is selected manually. The camera focuses on the subject in the selected focus point only. Choose for subjects you can keep framed in the selected focus point.
| 9-point dynamic-area AF | |
|---|---|
| Top control panel |  |
| Viewfinder |  |
| Focus-point display: Selection |  |
| Focus-point display: Shooting |  |
| 25-point dynamic-area AF | |
| Top control panel |  |
| Viewfinder |  |
| Focus-point display: Selection |  |
| Focus-point display: Shooting |  |
| 72-point dynamic-area AF | |
| Top control panel |  |
| Viewfinder |  |
| Focus-point display: Selection |  |
| Focus-point display: Shooting |  |
| 153-point dynamic-area AF | |
| Top control panel |  |
| Viewfinder |  |
| Focus-point display: Selection |  |
| Focus-point display: Shooting |  |
The focus point is selected manually. The camera focuses on the subject in the selected focus point when autofocus is initiated, but if the subject later leaves the selected point for brief periods, the camera will focus based on information from surrounding points (the edges of the area surrounding the selected focus point are shown by small dots, but all 9, 25, 72, or 153 focus points in the area are used for focus). Choose for low-contrast subjects if the camera has difficulty focusing or for active subjects that are hard to keep framed in a single point, and increase the number of points if the subject is moving unpredictably or occupies a large area of the frame. Choose a setting one level higher for subjects at the edge of the frame.
| 3D-tracking | |
|---|---|
| Top control panel |  |
| Viewfinder |  |
| Focus-point display: Selection |  |
| Focus-point display: Shooting |  |
The initial focus point is selected manually. While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera uses color information to track subjects that leave the selected focus point and selects new focus points as required.
| Group-area AF | |
|---|---|
| Top control panel |  |
| Viewfinder |  |
| Focus-point display: Selection |  |
| Focus-point display: Shooting |  |
The camera focuses using all the focus points in a group around the point selected by the user, reducing the risk of the camera focusing on the background. Choose for subjects that are difficult to photograph using a single focus point.
| Auto-area AF | |
|---|---|
| Top control panel |  |
| Viewfinder |  |
| Focus-point display: Selection |  |
| Focus-point display: Shooting |  |
The camera automatically detects the subject and selects the focus point. Priority is given to the faces of any portrait subjects detected.
For faster AF-area mode selection, you can:
