OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

■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. Note that the configuration of the focus frame changes in accordance with the Auto Focus area you select.

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 82).

 

 

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

•With this setting, a wide focus frame, which contains nine focus points, appears on the monitor screen first. When you

press the shutter button half way, the

 

Multi

camera automatically selects the focus

 

 

point where the subject closest to the

 

 

camera is located, and a focus frame

 

 

appears at that point.

 

 

• This setting works well for group photos.

 

 

Free movement of the focus point location you want.

• Selecting this setting initially displays the

focus point in the center of the monitor

screen. Then you can use the [￿], [￿], Free [￿], and [￿] keys to move it to the location

you want. Finally, press [SET] to select the current focus point location.

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