Join Mark Cruz, a Senior Manager, Product Digital Cameras with Interchangeable Lenses (DCIL) at Nikon USA, and me as we take a deep dive into the amazing auto-focus systems available in the current line of Nikon cameras, using the Z9 as the example, on this Behind the Shot.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:33 - Interview with Mark Cruz
0:08:04 - AF Discussion
0:11:46 - Photo Shooting Menu
0:11:58 - Focus Mode
0:14:33 - AF-Area Mode
0:15:28 - Single-point AF
0:16:01 - Pinpoint AF
0:16:43 - Dynamic-area AF
0:18:02 - Wide-area AF
0:19:43 - 3D-tracking AF
0:22:44 - Auto-area AF
0:23:28 - AF Subject Detection Options
0:28:05 - Custom Settings Menu - Focus
0:29:58 - AF-C Priority Selection
0:34:02 - AF-S Priority Selection
0:34:38 - Focus Tracking with Lock-on
0:36:59 - Focus Points Used
0:37:51 - Store Point By Orientation
0:40:21 - AF Activation
0:43:01 - Focus Point Persistence
0:46:24 - Limit AF-area Mode Selection
0:48:59 - Focus Mode Restrictions
0:49:27 - Focus Point Wrap-around
0:50:21 - Focus Point Display
0:51:27 - Built-in AF-assist Illuminator
0:52:42 - Focus Peaking
0:55:22 - Manual Focus Ring in AF Mode
0:56:28 - Custom Settings Menu - Controls
0:58:55 - Custom Controls (Shooting)
1:05:07 - Recall Shooting Functions
1:07:44 - Recall Shooting Functions (Hold)
1:08:33 - Firmware 2.0 - AF Features
1:11:47 - Listener Questions
1:20:42 - Speed Round Q & A
1:22:15 - Mark’s Photographer Pick
1:24:36 - Outro

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