Moved to Sony A7iii Camera gear from Nikon ecosystem yesterday - small query

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Hello All !

I am just new to Sony Forum & happy to be in it ! Also new to Sony gear. Bought a Sony A7iii with 24-105mm F/4 G lens, 12-24mm F/4 G lens, 18-200mm F/2.8 GM OSS lens, yesterday and started using it. I am a hobbyist photographer. I use Single Frame, Single Focus mode. The rectangle representing the focus point could be changed from large to small. For general landscape photography, should this be small, medium or large ? I haven't come across this with my Nikon D500 / D7000 cameras. They had just one size only - a small rectangle. Sony A7ii has 3 sizes - hence the confusion. Thanks in advance.
With best regards
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[Jeff A]

I'm not sure if I'm even answering the correct question but if you are referring to the Focus Area, I would try "Wide". I've heard that this is not the Nikon way but the Alpha cameras have a superior Auto Focus system and "Wide" works very well.

 

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Thank you very much Jeff. What I am exactly referring is to the rectangular single focus mark which you could move around to any spot on the screen either by touch (which I have disabled) or with the joy stick button. The rectangle could be set as a tiny rectangle or as a medium or as large. It is just one rectangle mark only. Hope you too assumed it so. Thanks in advance again.
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[Tim Mayo]

Welcome Sivakumar and thank you for joining up here. Regarding the focus point size. For landscapes you'll probably be fine with a larger focus point which will also be easier to see. The smaller focus points are more useful when your subject is very small and possibly partially hidden, like a small bird perched in a tree surrounded by branches and leaves that a larger focus area might lock on to.

 

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Thank you very much Timothy Mayo ! Now it is quite clear to me.
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[Brownie]

One thing to consider about landscapes is the depth of the image. Unless focus stacking, the old rule of thumb was to focus about 1/3 of the way into the shot and let the camera's DOF take it from there. If you choose too large of a focus area it could hinder that approach.

 

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Thank you very much Brownie for the tips. I understand now.