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The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode)
Reference Section
CShooting Modes That Enable Touch AF/AE Function
The touch AF/AE can be used in A (auto) mode and other shooting modes. Touch AF/AE operation
differs according to the current shooting m ode as follows.
1The focus and exposure set for the first shot are used for the second shot.
2Set Pet portrait auto release to Off to enable touch shutter (default setting) or touch AF/

AE.

Shooting mode Touch AF/AE operation
G (easy auto) (A36), smart portrait
mode (when Smile timer is set to
Off; A50)
When the camera detects a face, only a face framed by
a border can be selected. When the camera detects
more than one face, tap a face framed by a single
border to set focus and exposure for that face. The
single border changes to a double borde r.
When no face is detected, focus is set for the area
tapped.
A (auto) mode (A37), Sports,
Party/indoor, Beach, Snow,
Close-up, Food, Museum, Black
and white copy, Backlighting, and
3D photography1 scene modes
(A40)
Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped.
Portrait and Night portrait scene
modes (A40)
Only a border displayed by the face detection function
can be selected. When the camera detects more than
one face, tap a face framed by a single border to move
the focus area to that face.
Landscape, Sunset, Dusk/dawn,
Night landscape, Fireworks show,
and Panorama scene modes
(A40), smart portrait mode (when
Smile timer is set to On; A50)
Touch AF/AE cannot be enabled.
Pet portrait scene mode2 (A40)
When Pet portrait auto release is set to On: Touch AF/
AE is disabled.
When set to Off: Only borders displayed by the pet face
detection function can be selected. When the camera
detects more than one pet’s face, tap a face framed by a
single border to set the focus and exp osure on that face.