Changing the AF Frame Mode

You can change the AF (Auto Focus) frame mode to match the scene you want to shoot.

Choose [AF Frame].

●After pressing the nbutton, choose [AF Frame] in the 4 tab, then press the qrbuttons to choose an option.

Center

The AF frame is locked to the center. This is effective for focusing on a specific point.

You can reduce the AF frame size

•Press the nbutton to choose [AF Frame Size] in the 4tab, then choose [Small].

•The AF frame is set to [Normal] when using Digital Zoom (p. 55), Digital Tele- converter (p. 56), or Manual Focus (p. 93).

If the camera cannot focus when you press the shutter button halfway, the

AF frame will turn yellow and will appear.

Face AiAF

•Detects people’s faces and sets the focus, exposure (evaluative metering only) and white balance ( only).

•When the camera is pointed at subjects, a white frame appears on the face the camera judges to be the main subject, and gray frames (max. 2) will appear on other faces.

•A frame will follow a moving subject within a certain range.

•When the shutter button is pressed halfway, up to 9 green frames will appear on faces that the camera focuses on.

• If a face is not detected and only gray frames (no white frame) appear, up to 9 green frames will appear on the areas the camera focuses on when the shutter button is pressed halfway.

•The AF frame will appear in the center of the screen if you press the shutter button halfway when Servo AF (p. 94) is set to [On] and a face is not detected.

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