Train or airplane

This page summarizes the essential points and settings for focusing on trains and airplanes.

Train, bullet train car, and other railway cars

Recommended settings
Setting item Setting values
Focus Mode AF-C (Continuous AF)
[Priority Set in AF-C] [Balanced Emphasis]
[AF Lvl for Crossing] [3(Standard)]
[AF Trk for Spd Chng] [Standard]
[Focus Area] [Tracking: Spot M]
[Spot: M]
[Expand Spot]
[Switch V/H AF Area] [AF Point Only]
[Subject Recog in AF] [On]
[Recognition Target] [Car/Train]
[Recognition Target] → [Car/Train] → Detailed settings [Tracking Shift Range]: [3(Standard)]
[Tracking Persistence Lvl]: [3(Standard)]
[Recognition Sensitivity]: [3(Standard)]
[Sbj Recog Frm Disp.] [On]
  • [Tracking: Spot M]
    If you want to continue focusing on the front of a passing train, it is recommended to set the focus area to [Tracking: Spot M].
    When the camera accidentally recognizes objects other than trains (e.g. towers or other structures), lower the sensitivity of subject recognition to prevent false recognition.
  • [Spot: M]/[Expand Spot]
    When you have already decided the composition for shooting a subject, use the highly versatile recommended basic settings (by setting [AF Lvl for Crossing] to [3(Standard)] and setting the focus area to [Spot: M]) to shoot the subject.
    When there are many obstructions such as aerial cables, it is recommended to set [AF Lvl for Crossing] to a slightly persistent setting like [2], and the focus area to a small-area setting like [Expand Spot].

Airplane, air show

Recommended settings
Setting item Setting values
Focus Mode AF-C (Continuous AF)
[Priority Set in AF-C] [Balanced Emphasis]
[AF Lvl for Crossing] [3(Standard)]
[AF Trk for Spd Chng] [Standard]
[Focus Area] [Tracking: Spot M]
[Spot: M]
[Zone]
[Switch V/H AF Area] [AF Point Only]
[Subject Recog in AF] [On]
[Recognition Target] [Airplane]
[Recognition Target] → [Airplane] → Detailed settings [Tracking Shift Range]: [3(Standard)]
[Tracking Persistence Lvl]: [3(Standard)]
[Recognition Sensitivity]: [3(Standard)]
[Sbj Recog Frm Disp.] [On]
  • [Tracking: Spot M]
    To keep the focus on a subject in a scene where there are no other subjects close to the subject you want to focus on, it is recommended to set the focus area to [Tracking: Spot M] together with the setting of [Subject Recog in AF] to [On].
    To keep focusing on a specific aircraft only, [Tracking: Spot M] is effective.
    If the framing of a subject is difficult (e.g. aerobatic flight exhibition), the camera can capture such subject more easily when you set the focus area to [Tracking: Wide].
  • [Spot: M] / [Zone]
    When you want to steadily focus on a subject in a scene where the subject you want to focus on and another subject are overlapping, it is recommended to perform the following settings. After setting [Subject Recog in AF] to [Off], set the focus area to [Spot: M] or [Zone]. Or, after setting [Subject Recog in AF] to [On], set the focus area to [Tracking: Spot M] and set [Tracking Persistence Lvl] to [5(Locked On)].
    If the framing of a subject is difficult (e.g. shooting air shows with free-flying airplanes in the air), it is also recommended to set the focus area to [Zone].

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