The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode)

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

Select one of 99 focus areas displayed

Focus area

 

in the monitor. This option is suited to

 

 

 

 

situations in which the intended

 

 

 

 

subject is relatively still and not

 

 

 

 

positioned in the center of the frame.

 

 

 

 

Press the multi selector H, I, J, or

 

 

 

 

Kto move the focus area to the

 

 

 

xManual

position where you want to focus,

 

 

 

 

 

 

and then shoot.

 

 

 

 

• Before making any of the settings

 

 

 

 

Selectable focus area

 

below, press the kbutton to

 

 

 

 

 

cancel the focus-area selection.

 

 

 

-Flash mode

-Macro mode, self-timer, or exposure compensation When the settings are complete, press the k button again to reactivate the focus-area selection.

The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. The center focus area is always displayed.

yCenter

29m 0s

1 1 0 0

 

 

Focus area

 

 

 

 

 

Use this function to take pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

of moving subjects. Register the

 

 

 

subject on which the camera will

 

 

sSubject tracking

focus. The focus area will

 

 

automatically move to track the

 

 

 

subject. See “Using Subject

Start

 

 

Tracking” (E 44) for more

 

 

 

 

 

information.

 

 

BNotes on AF Area Mode

•When digital zoom is in effect, focus will be on the center of the screen regardless of the AF area mode setting.

•Autofocus may not perform as expected (A31).

•There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Features That Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A63) for more information.

Section Reference

E43