Changing the Autofocus Method (AF Method)

If no faces are detected or if you tap the LCD monitor but do not select any face or subject, the camera will switch to [FlexiZone - Multi] with automatic selection (p.155).

3 Focus the subject.

Press the shutter button halfway to focus.

X When focus is achieved, the AF point will turn green and the beeper will sound.

XIf focus is not achieved, the AF point will turn orange.

4 Take the picture.

Check the focus and exposure, then press the shutter button completely to take the picture (p.144).

If the focus is far off, face detection will not be possible. If you set

[Continuous AF] to [Enable], you can prevent the image from becoming greatly out of focus.

An object other than a human face may be detected as a face. Face detection will not work if the face is very small or large in the picture, too bright or too dark, or partially hidden.

The <p> may cover only part of the face.

If you press <0> or the <L> button, the AF point <> will appear at the center and you can use the <S> keys to move the AF point. If you press <0> or the <L> button again, the AF point will move to the detected subject.

Since AF is not possible with a face detected near the edge of the picture, the <p> will be grayed out. If you press the shutter button halfway, the subject will be focused in FlexiZone - Multi method with automatic selection.

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