Section Reference

AF Area Mode

Select A(auto) mode Mdbutton MAF area mode Mkbutton

Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus when shooting still images.

Option

Description

 

 

When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that face. See “Using Face Detection” (A57) for more information.

25 m 0s

1 9 0 0

aFace priority

 

Focus area

 

 

 

 

When framing a composition with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

no human subjects or detected

 

 

 

 

faces, the camera automatically

 

 

 

 

selects one or more of the nine

 

 

 

 

focus areas containing the subject

 

 

 

 

closest to the camera when the

 

 

 

 

shutter-release button is pressed

 

 

 

 

halfway.

 

1/250

 

F3.0

 

 

Focus

 

areas

 

 

 

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