thanks for the explanation. I am still a bit confused about focus modes vs. focus area modes. Say I am taking a photo of a moving subject. If I choose an AF-C mode on the Nikon, can't i just use a Single Point AF area mode to track the focus of my moving subject as long as I press and keep holding a shutter release button before I am ready to take the final shot? Why do I need the camera to have all the rest of the points that it gives me in Dynamic or Group area modes? Or are those additional focus area options there in case I do not have enough time to set my single focus point somewhere on a subject just in time before I am ready to take that shot and so those additional points help me ensure that the focus will be somewhere in the vicinity of that moving subject's area? In other words, choosing a focus mode like AF-C alone is not enough for the camera to track the focus, it must be paired with at least one of the area focus modes so that the camera knows how small or how large of an area it has to deal with to maintain that focus while the subject is moving, correct?
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thanks for the explanation. I am still a bit confused about focus modes vs. focus area modes. Say I am taking a photo of a moving subject. If I choose an AF-C mode on the Nikon, can't i just use a Single Point AF area mode to track the focus of my moving subject as long as I press and keep holding a shutter release button before I am ready to take the final shot? Why do I need the camera to have all the rest of the points that it gives me in Dynamic or Group area modes? Or are those additional focus area options there in case I do not have enough time to set my single focus point somewhere on a subject just in time before I am ready to take that shot and so those additional points help me ensure that the focus will be somewhere in the vicinity of that moving subject's area?
In other words, choosing a focus mode like AF-C alone is not enough for the camera to track the focus, it must be paired with at least one of the area focus modes so that the camera knows how small or how large of an area it has to deal with to maintain that focus while the subject is moving, correct?
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