76NAF-Area ModeAF-area mode determines how thefocus point is selected in autofocusmode (pg. 74). To select the AF-area mode, rotate the AF-areamode selector. The followingoptions are available:Mode DescriptionKSingle-pointAFUser selects focus point manually; camera focuses onsubject in selected focus point only. Use for relativelystatic compositions with subjects that will stay in selectedfocus point.IDynamic-area AF• In continuous-servo AF (pg. 74), user selects focus pointmanually; if subject briefly leaves selected focus point,camera will focus based on information fromsurrounding points. Number of focus points used canbe selected from 9, 21, and 51 using Custom Setting a3([Dynamic AF area], pg. 307). If [51 points (3D-tracking)]is selected for Custom Setting a3, focus point will beselected automatically using 3D-tracking.• In single-servo AF (pg. 74), user selects focus pointmanually; camera focuses on subject in selected focuspoint only.HAuto-area AFCamera automatically detectssubject and selects focus point. Iftype G or D lens is used, cameracan distinguish human subjectsfrom background for improvedsubject detection. In single-servoAF, active focus points arehighlighted for about one second after camera focuses.Active focus points are not displayed in continuous-servoAF.AF-area mode selector
