Nikon D500 User Manual

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a4 3D-tracking face-detection
(defaults to Off)
On
Choose whether the camera detects 
and focuses on faces when 3D-tracking 
is selected for AF-area mode (
Off
a5 3D-tracking watch area
(defaults to Normal)
Wide
Choose the area monitored by pressing 
the shutter-release button halfway 
when 3D-tracking is selected for 
AF-area mode (
Normal
a6 Number of focus points
(defaults to 55 points)
55 points
Choose the number of focus points 
available for manual focus-point 
selection in the viewfinder.
15 points
a7 Store by orientation
(defaults to Off)
Focus point
Choose whether the viewfinder stores 
the focus points and AF-area mode for 
vertical and horizontal orientations 
separately.
Focus point and AF-area mode
Off
a8 AF activation
(defaults to Shutter/AF-ON)
Shutter/AF-ON
Choose whether the camera focuses 
when the shutter-release button is 
pressed halfway. If AF-ON only is 
selected, the camera will not focus 
when the shutter-release button is 
pressed halfway.
AF-ON only
a9 Limit AF-area mode selection
Single-point AF
Choose the AF-area modes that can be 
selected using the AF-mode button and 
sub-command dial in viewfinder 
photography (
Dynamic-area AF (25 points)
Dynamic-area AF (72 points)
Dynamic-area AF (153 points)
3D-tracking
Group-area AF
Auto-area AF