Solution
If you want to take a picture with the feel of speed and a blurred motion effect on the subject’s background, use ⋖ ⋗ (Panning). With Live View shooting, if you use a lens supporting the ⋖
⋗ mode, subject blur is detected, corrected, and reduced.
To use ⋖ ⋗, set the Mode Dial to ⋖
⋗ (Special Scene Mode). The camera will automatically choose the appropriate settings when you select a shooting mode for your subject or scene.
* ⋖ ⋗ stands for Special Scene.
1. Set the camera's power switch to ⋖ON⋗.
2. Set the Mode Dial to ⋖ ⋗.
3. Press the ⋖ ⋗ button to display the Quick Control screen.
4. Press the ⋖ ⋗ ⋖
⋗ or ⋖
⋗ ⋖
⋗ keys to select [Choose scene], then press ⋖
⋗.
5. Press the ⋖ ⋗ ⋖
⋗ keys to select ⋖
⋗, then press ⋖
⋗.
6. Set the level of background motion blur.
7. When shooting, turn the camera smoothly as you track the moving subject.
7-1. Aim the AF point over the part of the moving subject where you want to focus, then press the shutter button halfway.
7-2. Keep holding it down as you turn the camera to match the subject’s speed and movement ( ).
7-3. Press the shutter button completely while moving the camera to take the picture ( ). Keep tracking the subject with the camera.
Caution
・Subjects with very low contrast.
・Subjects in low light.
・Strongly backlit or reflective subjects.
・Subjects with repetitive patterns.
・Subjects with less patterns or monotonous patterns.
・Subjects with reflections (images reflected in glass, etc.).
・Subjects smaller than the Zone AF frame.
・When there are multiple subjects moving within the Zone AF frame.
・Subjects moving in irregular directions or at irregular speeds.
・Subjects whose movements are partly irregular. (For example, the vertical movement of a runner.)
・Subjects whose speed changes dramatically. (For example, right after the start of movement or while turning along a curve.)
・When you move the camera too fast or too slow.
・When the camera’s movement does not match the subject’s movement.
Caution