6-34 Animals: Birds (Small Birds Flying or Diving Into Water)
This setting is perfect for photographing small birds that move suddenly and quickly.
| Birds (Small Flying Birds) Setting List | |
|---|---|
| AF operation | Servo AF |
| AF area | Flexible Zone AF/Whole area |
| Orientation-linked AF point | Separated AF points |
| Whole area tracking Servo AF | On |
| Subject to detect | Animals |
| Eye detection | Auto |
| Servo AF characteristics | Case Auto |
| Auto characteristics | 1 |
| Servo 1st image priority | Equal priority/Release priority |
| Lens electronic MF | Enable (actual size) |
For [AF Area], we recommend a wider [AF Area] such as [Flexible Zone AF] or [Whole area AF].
Set [Subject to detect] to [Animals] and [Whole area tracking Servo AF] to [On] makes framing and adjusting the composition easier.
If the focus is delayed when a bird moves suddenly, set [Case Auto characteristics] to [Responsive: +1]. If the focus is still delayed, set [Servo AF characteristics] to [Case M], then set both [Tracking sensitivity] and [Accel./decel. tracking] to [+2].
Also, set [Servo 1st image priority] to [Release priority] to begin shooting quickly.