Still Images

Magnifying the Area in Focus

You can check the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway, which will enlarge the portion of the image in focus in the AF frame.

1Configure the setting.

zzPress the <n> button, choose [AF- Point Zoom] on the [4] tab, and then choose [On] (=23).

2Check the focus.

zzIn [Face AiAF] AF mode, the face detected as the main subject is magnified when the shutter button is pressed halfway. In [Center] AF mode, the AF frame in the center is magnified.

• The area in focus is not magnified in the following cases when the shutter button is pressed halfway.

-[Face AiAF]: When a face was not detected, or when the person is too close to the camera and their face is too large for the screen

-[Center]: When the camera cannot focus on the subject

-[Tracking AF]: Not magnified in this mode

-Digital zoom (=31): Not magnified with this feature

Still Images

Changing the Focus Setting

You can change default camera operation of constantly focusing on subjects it is aimed at, even when the shutter button is not pressed. Instead, you can limit camera focusing to the moment you press the shutter button halfway.

zzPress the <n> button, choose [Continuous AF] on the [4] tab, and then choose [Off] (=23).

On

Helps avoid missing sudden photo opportunities, because the camera

constantly focuses on subjects until you press the shutter button halfway.

 

Off

Conserves battery power, because the camera does not focus constantly.

Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

Camera Basics

Auto Mode

Other Shooting Modes

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