Athletics / Track and field

Here are some shooting tips and suggested settings for specific sports, focusing on differences from the recommended default settings.

High jump, Pole vault

Recommended settings
Setting item Setting values
Focus Mode AF-C (Continuous AF)
[Priority Set in AF-C] [Balanced Emphasis]
[AF Lvl for Crossing] [5(Responsive)]
[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] [Human]
[Recognition Target] → [Human] → Detailed settings [Tracking Shift Range]: [5(Wide)]
[Sbj Recog Frm Disp.] [On]
  • [Tracking: Spot M]
    For sports where players move rapidly, we recommend that you track the intended player with [Subject Recog in AF] set to [On] and [Focus Area] set to [Tracking: Spot M].
    If a face, eye, etc. is detected while the tracking function is tracking the subject, the tracking frame switches to the subject recognition frame and automatically moves to the face, eye, etc.
    You can freely change the shot framing while tracking a player, letting you shoot in consideration of the balance with other players and the background.
  • [Spot: M]/[Expand Spot]
    When the tracking frame shifts to another subject or object other than the intended player, we recommend that you change the [Focus Area] setting from [Tracking] to [Spot: M] or [Expand Spot].
    When [AF Lvl for Crossing] is set to [3(Standard)], the focus is less likely to be attracted to hands or the pole, enabling stable tracking.

Track and field events (excluding the high jump and pole jump)

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]
[Spot: XS]
[Switch V/H AF Area] [AF Point Only]
[Subject Recog in AF] [On]
[Recognition Target] [Human]
[Recognition Target] → [Human] → Detailed settings [Tracking Shift Range]: [3(Standard)], [4], or [5(Wide)]
[Sbj Recog Frm Disp.] [On]
  • [Tracking: Spot M]
    In scenes where you want to continue tracking a single athlete, we recommend tracking the intended athlete with [Subject Recog in AF] set to [On] and [Focus Area] set to [Tracking: Spot M].
    If a face, eye, etc. is detected while the tracking function is tracking the subject, the tracking frame switches to the subject recognition frame and automatically moves to the face, eye, etc.
    You can freely change the shot framing while tracking a player, letting you shoot in consideration of the balance with other players and the background.
    Using [Spot] or pressing the shutter button halfway down again is helpful when rapidly shooting different subjects in succession.
    Assigning [Tracking On] or [Reg. Custom Shoot Set] (Set to AF On and Tracking) to the Custom Key allows you to quickly switch the tracking function on or off.

    Also refer to the following item.

  • [Spot: M]/[Expand Spot]
    When the tracking frame shifts to another subject or object other than the intended player, we recommend that you change the [Focus Area] setting from [Tracking] to [Spot: M] or [Expand Spot].
    We recommend that you set [Tracking Shift Range] to [3(Standard)] for events such as track competitions where multiple athletes compete at once, and to [4] or [5(Wide)] for events with only one athlete at a time, such as the hammer throw.
    When [AF Lvl for Crossing] is set to [3(Standard)], the focus is less likely to be attracted to hands or the pole, enabling stable tracking.

    Also refer to the following item.

  • [Spot: XS]
    To focus precisely on a specific athlete from among athletes running in a group, such as a track competition, we recommend that you set [Focus Area] to [Spot: XS].