Durf
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Sorry, I don't know for sure but it was probably a zone focus. (When I track birds in flight, I use the centre 9 points, which is great against a clear background. You have to be very precise if you stick to the centre point.) Where the Nikon scores is that the AF recognises movement and so can pick up a moving object against a static background. I have been using a Sony RX10 IV as all-purpose travel camera and am very taken with its AF. It recognises objects and remains glued to them, be they flying or on the ground. Point the camera at a bird on the ground and its shape gets surrounded by little green dots in the viewfinder and it gets locked on as it hops around. The same is true for a flying bird. Canon should start using these more sophisticated algorithms.
I often use the center points cluster with my 80D for birds/squirrels etc hopping around and it works rather quite well most of the time; even for bees and butterflys (with the right lenses). I occasional like to sit at the little airport here and take shots of older small planes taking off and have been quite impressed with this 80D with this type of shooting too. If the llight is good even the 150-600mm Sigma focuses VERY accurately on this 80D.
I'll run this 80D for 2 or 3 more years and likely replace it with a 90D or 7D3 if they are available. (I have no interests in a mirrorless for what I do).
If the 7D3 has what I want I'll likely be shooting with it in a few years from now.....
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