82 More on PhotographyChoosing How the Focus Point Is Selected:AF-Area ModeChoose how the focus point for autofocus is selected. Note thatd (dynamic-area) and f (3D-tracking) AF-area modes are notavailable when AF-S is selected for focus mode.Option Descriptionc Single-point AFFor stationary subjects. Focus point is selectedmanually; camera focuses on subject inselected focus point only.J Dynamic-area AF(9 points)For non-stationary subjects. In AF-A and AF-Cfocus modes, user selects focus point using multiselector (0 85), but camera will focus basedon information from surrounding focus pointsif subject briefly leaves selected point.Number of focus points varies with modeselected:9-point dynamic-area AF: Choose when there istime to compose photograph or whenphotographing subjects that are movingpredictably (e.g., runners or race cars on atrack).21-point dynamic-area AF: Choose whenphotographing subjects that are movingunpredictably (e.g., players at a footballgame).39-point dynamic-area AF: Choose whenphotographing subjects that are movingquickly and are hard to keep in frame (e.g.,birds).K Dynamic-area AF(21 points)L Dynamic-area AF(39 points)
