6-7 Ball Sports: Badminton

This setting is perfect for badminton photography, where subjects move quickly from side to side.

Badminton Setting List
AF operation Servo AF
AF area Flexible Zone AF/1-point AF
Orientation-linked AF point Separated AF points
Whole area tracking Servo AF On
Subject to detect People
Eye detection Auto
Servo AF characteristics Case Auto
Case Auto Characteristics 0/-1
Servo 1st image priority Equal priority
Lens electronic MF Enable (actual size)

[Flexible zone AF] or [1-point AF] is recommended for [AF area].

Because of the subjects move quickly from side to side, [Whole area tracking Servo AF] to set [On] makes framing easier and adjust the composition.

If the AF frame moves to an unintended subject, we recommended switching [Whole area tracking Servo AF] from [On] to [Off] to prevent unintended AF frame movement.

Selecting a slightly wider [AF area] such as [Expand AF area] helps keep the subject in the AF area. If the player tends to slip out of the AF area, setting [Case Auto characteristics] to [Locked on: -1] may be useful.

Also, using [Register people priority] can make it easier to capture your desired subject.

* For details, see Chapter 3.