22. AUTOFOCUS TRACKING ALGORITHMS
ONE OF THE most difficult tasks in the world of focusing is tracking a moving subject. In the days of manual focus, photographers would have to learn how to turn the focus ring in perfect synchronization with the movement of their subject. This was difficult to almost impossible, but many top sports photographers mastered the skill. Autofocus changed the game and opened the world of tracking moving subjects up to everyone. By setting your camera’s AF Mode to Continuous AF Mode, you too can follow the action.
Following the movement of a subject sometimes isn’t enough. If your camera simply reacts to a subject’s ...
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