Section Reference

Shooting Menu (j, k, l or m Mode)

AF Area Mode

Rotate the mode dial to j, k, l, mor MMdbutton Mj, k, l, mor Mtab (A10) MAF area mode

You can set how the focus area is determined for autofocus.

 

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera detects and focuses on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a face (see “Using Face Detection”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A80) for more information).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the camera detects multiple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

faces, the camera focuses on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25m 0s

 

a Face priority

face closest to the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When non-human subjects are

 

 

 

1/250

 

F5.6

840

 

 

 

photographed, or a subject with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus

 

area

 

 

 

 

 

which no face can be detected is

 

 

 

 

 

 

framed, AF area mode is set to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto. The camera automatically selects the focus areas (up to 9)

 

 

that contain the subject closest to the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera automatically selects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the focus areas (up to 9) that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

contain the subject closest to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Press the shutter-release button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

w

halfway to activate the focus area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(default setting)

 

 

1/250

 

F5.6

 

 

 

When the shutter-release button is

 

 

 

 

 

 

pressed halfway, the focus area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Focus areas

 

 

selected by the camera is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed on the monitor (up to 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

areas).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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