a6: Number of Focus Points

Gbutton ACustom Settings menu

Choose the number of focus points available for manual focus-point selection.

Option

Description

#39 points

Choose from the 39 focus points shown at right.

A11 points

Choose from the 11 focus points shown at right. Use for quick focus-point selection.

 

a7: Built-in AF-assist Illuminator

Gbutton ACustom Settings menu

 

 

 

Choose whether the built-in AF-assist illuminator lights to assist the focus operation when lighting is poor.

Option

Description

 

The AF-assist illuminator lights when lighting is poor (viewfinder photography

 

only). AF-assist illumination is only available when both of the following

 

conditions are met:

On

1. AF-Sis selected for autofocus mode (0 91) or single-servo autofocus is selected

 

when the camera is in AF-Amode.

 

2. H(auto-area AF) is chosen for AF-area mode (0 94), or an option other than H

 

is chosen and the center focus point is selected.

Off

The AF-assist illuminator does not light to assist the focus operation. The camera

may not be able to focus using autofocus when lighting is poor.

 

AThe AF-Assist Illuminator

The AF-assist illuminator has a range of about 0.5–3.0 m (1 ft. 8 in.–9 ft. 10 in.); when using the illuminator, use a lens with a focal length of 24–200 mm and remove the lens hood.

ASee Also

For information on the shooting modes in which AF-assist is available, see page 292. See page 273 for restrictions on the lenses that can be used with AF assist.

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