The Shooting Menu (for A(Auto) Mode)

AF Area Mode

On the A(auto) mode shooting screen Mdbutton MAF area mode

Use this option to determine how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus.

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the camera detects a human

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

face, it focuses on that face. See “Face

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detection” (A64) for more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information. If more than one face is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

detected, the camera focuses on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aFace priority

 

 

 

 

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face closest to the camera. When

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(default setting)

taking images of subjects other than

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people, or framing a subject with

Focus area

 

 

which no face is detected, the AF

 

area mode setting switches to Auto,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the camera automatically selects the focus area (up to nine

 

areas) containing the subject closest to the camera and focus on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera automatically selects the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

focus area (up to nine areas)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

containing the subject closest to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera and focuses on it. Press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wAuto

shutter-release button halfway to

 

 

 

 

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activate the focus area. When the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shutter-release button is pressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

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halfway, the focus area (up to nine

 

Focus area

 

 

areas) selected by the camera will be

 

 

displayed in the monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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