QQ - you know that thingy that Canons have?

[Eventer]

The "tracking" thing for sports images? Is this a "canon" thing? Or do other brands havee it aswell? my entry level Sony doesnt... Do the Sony upgrades?

 

[Overread35]

tracky thingy - do you mean constant autofocus that recalculates the focus constantly to track moving subjects?

If so then yes Nikon certainly have it and I would assume other brands have it in their DSLRs as well (in fact before you said sony didn't have it I assumed it was a standard DSLR feature most had)

 

[Eventer]

Yep i mean that thing!
Well im pretty sure my sony doesnt have it, does it only work on "sports" mode or somthing? cause i always shoot in aperture priority...
But the canon i borrowed i was just usuing it in the automatic sports mode...

 

[Overread35]

Read your manual is all I can say.
Anything that works in an auto mode should also be an option for manual or aperture priority mode - you just have to know how to activate it. Look up auto focus modes and control in your manual and have a see

 

[Light Artisan]

Focus mode option, I use it shooting birds - on a Nikon it's called AF-C (for consinuous). With Nikon you also have 3D tracking on some models.

 

[Eventer]

I home Sony upgrade have it cause then i wont have to switch brands...

 

[Dao]

According to dpreview, even Sony A-200 has these listed in the Specifications.

Focus modes:
• Single-shot AF
• Direct Manual Focus
• Continuous AF
• Automatic AF
• Manual focus



Auto Focus:
• TTL CCD line sensors (9-points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor)
• EV -1 to 18 (ISO 100) detection range
• Predictive focus control for moving subjects
• Auto-tracking focus point display


You may want to double check your camera manual and see.

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

I believe that you mean AI Servo focising. Its should be in your manual. This is the entry from the manual for my 50D...

 

[Eventer]

Dao! you might be right!! i found that setting but im yet to try it out! wow fingers it works! hahaha im such a noob!

 

[AprilEye]

Another term for it is "Burst Mode". Yah I think most cameras have it. My old Kodak point and shoot had it.