OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

2.Select the “ REC” tab, select “ Auto PF” , and then press [].3.Use [] and [] to select the setting you want, and then press [SET].

To do this:

Select this setting:

Turn on Auto Pan Focus

On

 

 

Turn off Auto Pan Focus

Off

 

 

■Specifying the Auto Focus Area

You can use the following procedure to change the Auto Focus area used in the Auto Focus mode and the Macro mode (page 70).

1.In a REC mode, press [MENU].

2.On the “ REC” tab, select “ AF Area” , and then press [].3.Use [] and [] to select the Auto Focus area you want, and then press [SET].

For this type of Auto Focus area:

Select this:

Very limited range in the center of the

 

screen

Spot

• This setting works well with focus lock

 

(page 74).

 

Automatic selection of the focus area where the subject closest to the camera is located

•With this setting, a wide focus frame, which contains seven focus points, appears on the monitor screen first. When you press the shutter button half way, the

camera automatically selects the focus

point where the subject closest to the

camera is located, and a focus frame Multi appears at that point.

•This setting avoids the loss of focus of foreground images that occurs when the camera focuses on the background. It comes in handy for simple snapshots where the subject is not in the center of the screen.

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