Selecting the AF Method
You can select an AF method to suit the shooting conditions and your subject. The following AF methods are provided: [FlexiZone - Single], [uLive mode] (face detection, p.143), and [Quick mode] (p.148).
If you want to achieve precise focus, set the lens’s focus mode switch to <MF>, magnify the image, and focus manually (p.150).
Select the AF method.
Under the [z4] tab, select [AF method]. (In Basic Zone modes, it is under the [z2] tab.)
Select the desired AF method, then press <0>.
While the Live View image is displayed, you can press the <Q> button to select the AF method on the Quick Control screen (p.138).
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The image sensor is used to focus. Although AF is possible with the Live View image displayed, the AF operation will take longer than with the Quick mode. Also, achieving focus may be more difficult than with the Quick mode.
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Display the Live View image.
Press the <A> button.
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Move the AF point.
Press the <S> cross keys to move the AF point to where you want to focus. (It cannot go to the edges of the picture.)
Press <0> to return the AF point to the center. (If
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