AF Area Mode

Enter shooting mode Mdbutton MDmenu icon MAF area mode Mkbutton

Set the focus area in movie mode.

Option

Description

 

When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that face

aFace priority

(A57). When Autofocus mode in the movie menu is set to Single

(default setting)

AF, and no faces are detected before the b(emovie-record) button

 

is pressed, the camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.

yCenter

The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.

•When Movie options is set to Z1080/60i or U1080/50i, and Movie VR is set to On (hybrid), the setting is fixed at Center.

•When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options, the setting is fixed at Center.

Autofocus Mode

Enter shooting mode Mdbutton MDmenu icon MAutofocus mode Mkbutton

Set how the camera focuses in movie mode.

Option

Description

ASingle AF

Focus is locked when the b(emovie-record) button is pressed to

start recording.

(default setting)

Select this option when the distance between the camera and the

 

subject will remain fairly consistent.

 

Camera focuses continuously.

 

Select this option when the distance between the camera and subject

BFull-time AF

will change significantly during recording. The sound of the camera

focusing may be heard in the recorded movie. Use of Single AF is

 

 

recommended to prevent the sound of the camera focusing from

 

interfering with recording.

•When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options, the setting is fixed at Single AF.

Section Reference

E55