2 Choose an autofocus mode.

 

 

Press the P button and use the multi

 

 

selector to highlight the current autofocus

 

 

mode in the monitor. Press Jto display the

 

 

following options (the default option differs

 

 

depending on the shooting mode; 0 78).

Pbutton

 

Highlight an option and press J.

 

 

 

Mode

 

Description

 

8

Face priority

The camera automatically detects and focuses on portrait

 

subjects facing the camera. Use for portraits.

 

 

 

 

9

Wide area

Use for hand-held shots of landscapes and other non-portrait

 

subjects. Use the multi selector to select the focus point.

x

 

 

!

Normal area

Use for pin-point focus on a selected spot in the frame. A tripod

 

is recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Subject tracking Track a selected subject as it moves through the frame.

 

ALive View Autofocus

The autofocus mode for live view autofocus can also be chosen using Custom Settings a3 (Live view autofocus, 0 155).

3Choose the focus point.

Face priority: A double yellow border will be displayed when the camera detects a portrait subject facing the camera (if multiple faces, up to a maximum of five, are detected, the camera will focus on the closest subject).

Wide area and normal area: Use the multi selector to move the focus point to any point in the frame.

Subject tracking: Frame the subject in the center of the monitor and press 1 to focus. When the camera focuses, the focus point will turn yellow and then start tracking the selected subject as it moves through the frame.

Focus point

Focus point

Focus point

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