a4: AF Point Illumination

Choose whether the active focus point is highlighted in red in the viewfinder. This option is available in all shooting modes.

Option

Description

Auto

The selected focus point is automatically highlighted as needed to establish

(default)

contrast with the background.

 

 

On

The selected focus point is always highlighted, regardless of the brightness of the

background. Depending on the brightness of the background, the selected focus

 

point may be difficult to see.

 

 

Off

The selected focus point is not highlighted.

a5: Focus Point Wrap-Around

Choose whether focus-point selection “wraps around” from one edge of the viewfinder to another. This option is available in all shooting modes.

Option

Description

 

Focus-point selection “wraps around” from top to

 

bottom, bottom to top, right to left, and left to right,

Wrap

so that, for example, pressing 2 when a focus point at

the right edge of the viewfinder display is highlighted

 

 

(q) selects the corresponding focus point at the left

 

edge of the display (w).

No wrap

The focus-area display is bounded by the outermost focus points so that, for

(default)

example, pressing 2 when a focus point at the right edge of the display is selected

has no effect.

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