Nikon D5500 User Manual

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82 More on Photography

Choosing How the Focus Point Is Selected:
AF-Area Mode

Choose how the focus point for autofocus is selected. Note that
d (dynamic-area) and f (3D-tracking) AF-area modes are not
available when AF-S is selected for focus mode.

Option

Description

c Single-point AF

For stationary subjects. Focus point is selected
manually; camera focuses on subject in
selected focus point only.

J

Dynamic-area AF
(9 points)

For non-stationary subjects. In AF-A and AF-C
focus modes

, user selects focus point using multi

selector (

0 85), but camera will focus based

on information from surrounding focus points
if subject briefly leaves selected point.
Number of focus points varies with mode
selected:
9-point dynamic-area AF

: Choose when there is

time to compose photograph or when
photographing subjects that are moving
predictably (e.g., runners or race cars on a
track).
21-point dynamic-area AF

: Choose when

photographing subjects that are moving
unpredictably (e.g., players at a football
game).
39-point dynamic-area AF

: Choose when

photographing subjects that are moving
quickly and are hard to keep in frame (e.g.,
birds).

K

Dynamic-area AF
(21 points)

L

Dynamic-area AF
(39 points)

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