40 EN, Selecting the focusing area AF Mode

For information on using the menus, see “Setup menu” (p. 6).

Brightening the subject against backlight [Shadow Adjust]

	Submenu 2		Application
			Automatically On when a compatible
	Auto		Automatically On when a compatible
	Auto		shooting mode is selected.
			shooting mode is selected.

	Off		The effect is not applied.

			Shoot with automatic adjustment to
	On		brighten an area that has become
			darker.

When set to [Auto] or [On], [ESP/n] (p. 40) is automatically ﬁxed to [ESP].

	Submenu 2		Application
			The camera focuses automatically.
			(If a face is detected, it is shown by
			a white frame*1; when the shutter
			button is pressed halfway and the
	Face/iESP		button is pressed halfway and the
	Face/iESP		camera focuses, the frame turns to
			camera focuses, the frame turns to
			green*2. If no face is detected, the
			camera chooses a subject in the
			frame and focuses automatically.)
	Spot		The camera focuses on the subject
	Spot		located within the AF target mark.
			located within the AF target mark.
			The camera tracks the subject
	AF Tracking		movement automatically to focus on
			it continuously.

*1 For some subjects, the frame may not appear or may take some time to appear.

*2 If the frame blinks in red, the camera cannot focus. Try refocusing on the subject.

1Hold the camera to align the AF target mark on the subject and press the A button.

2When the camera recognizes the subject, the AF target mark automatically tracks the subject movement to focus on it continuously.

3To cancel the tracking, press the A button.

Depending on the subjects or the shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to lock the focus or fail to track the subject movement.

When the camera fails to track the subject movement, the AF target mark changes to red.

	Submenu 2		Application
			Shoots to obtain a balanced
			brightness over the entire screen
	ESP		(Meters the brightness at the center
			and surrounding areas of the screen
			separately).
			Shoots the subject at the center

5during backlighting (Meters the

(spot) brightness at the center of the

screen).

When set to [ESP], the center may appear dark when shooting against strong backlighting.