AF-Area Mode

Choose how the focus area for autofocus is selected.

e

Auto-

The camera automatically detects the subject and selects

area

the focus area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press J to view the focus area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

selection display, then use the

 

 

 

 

 

multi selector to position the

 

 

 

c

Single-

focus area over your subject

 

 

 

 

 

 

point

and press J; the camera

 

 

 

 

 

focuses on the subject in the

 

 

 

 

 

Focus

area

 

 

selected focus area only. Use

 

 

with stationary subjects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press J to view the focus area

Focus area

 

 

selection display, then use the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

multi selector to position the

 

 

 

 

 

focus area over your subject

 

 

 

 

 

and press J. The focus area

 

 

 

 

Subject

will track

the

subject as

it

 

 

 

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moves through the area shown

 

 

 

tracking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at right. The camera will focus

 

 

 

 

 

Subject tracking area

 

 

on the selected subject when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the shutter-release button is

 

 

 

 

 

pressed halfway. To end focus

 

 

 

 

 

tracking

when

shooting

is

 

 

 

 

 

complete, press J.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASubject Tracking

The camera may be unable to track subjects if they move quickly, leave the frame or are obscured by other objects, change visibly in size, color, or brightness, or are too small, too large, too bright, too dark, or similar in color or brightness to the background.

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