Nikon D500 Getting Started Guide

Choosing  an  AF-area  mode  with 

comparatively few focus points (sin-

gle-point  or  25-point  dynamic-area 

AF) helps prevent the camera focus-

ing  on  the  hurdles  or  the  hurdler’s 

legs. You can refocus as needed if the camera focuses on 

the hurdles in the foreground.

• Autofocus mode: AF-C

• AF-area mode: Single-point AF or 25-point dynamic-area AF

• Custom Settings

‣‣a1 AF-C priority selection: Release

‣‣a3 Focus tracking with lock-on

 

> Blocked shot AF response: 3 

Subject motion: Normal

‣‣a7 Store by orientation: Focus point

Select Focus point and AF-area mode for Custom Setting 

a7  (Store  by  orientation)  to  automatically  switch  focus 

points  and  AF-area  modes  as  you  rotate  the  camera  be-

tween “tall” (portrait) orientations and “wide” (landscape) 

orientation  for  shots  taken  after  the  hurdler  has  crossed 

the finish line (