Menu Shooting The – Settings Camera Advanced

AF Area Mode

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Use this option to determine where the camera focuses.

 

Automatically selects a focus point from 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

focus areas containing the subject closest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l Auto

to the camera. The selected focus area is

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed when the shutter-release button

 

 

 

 

 

 

(default setting)

is pressed halfway. This setting is useful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when taking snapshots or you do not have

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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time to check the focus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can select a focus point from 99 focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

areas using the multi selector. This option

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can be used instead of AF lock (P.87) to

 

 

 

 

 

 

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focus on a relatively motionless subject that

 

 

 

 

 

 

is not at the center of the frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Manual is selected, the focus area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and selectable area are displayed. Use the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus area

 

multi selector to move the focus area over

 

Selectable area

 

the desired subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The center focus area is used. This option can be used in combination with AF lock (P.87) to keep off-center subjects in focus.

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Focus area

Focus Area Display

•When the subject is in focus, the focus area will be outlined in green.

•When the subject is out of focus, the focus area will blink red.

•When AF area mode is set to Auto, the focus area will be displayed when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

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