Nikon D5500 For Dummies by Julie Adair King

Author:Julie Adair King [King, Julie Adair]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781119101925
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2015-05-04T00:00:00+00:00

Choosing the right Live View and movie focusing pairs

To recap, the way the camera sets focus during Live View and movie shooting depends on your Focus mode and AF-area mode settings. Until you get fully acquainted with the various combinations of Focus mode and AF-area mode settings and can make your own decisions about which pairings you like best, I recommend the following settings (assuming, of course, that the exposure mode you're using permits them):

For moving subjects: Set the Focus mode to AF-F and the AF-area mode to Wide Area. You also can try the Subject Tracking AF-area mode, but see my comments in the preceding section regarding which subjects may not be well suited to that mode.

For stationary subjects: Set the Focus mode to AF-S and the AF-area mode to Wide Area. Or, if you're shooting a portrait, give the Face Priority AF-area option a try.

For difficult-to-focus subjects: If the camera has trouble finding the right focusing point when you use autofocus, don't spend too much time fiddling with the different autofocus settings. Just set the camera to manual focusing and set focus yourself. Remember that every lens has a minimum focusing distance, so if you can't focus automatically or manually, you may simply be too close to your subject.

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