Nikon D500 Getting Started Guide

If you anticipate that the subject will 

come  into  view  suddenly  and  will 

not overlap a gate, choose group-ar-

ea AF. Group-area AF uses a selected 

group of 5 or more focus points, let-

ting  you  track  your  subject  in  a  wide  area  and  ensuring 

that even small, fast-moving, and hard-to-frame subjects 

can reliably be captured in sharp focus.

• Autofocus mode: AF-C

• AF-area mode: Group-area AF

• Custom Settings

‣‣a1 AF-C priority selection: Release

‣‣a3 Focus tracking with lock-on

 

> Blocked shot AF response: 3 

Subject motion: Normal