Changing A(Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)

yCenter

The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.

The center focus area is always displayed.

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Focus area

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.

•There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A51) for more information.

•Autofocus may not perform as expected (A27).

DFocus Lock

To focus on off-center subjects when Center is selected for AF area mode, use focus lock as described below.

1Position the subject in the center of the frame.

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2Press the shutter-release button halfway.

• The camera focuses on the subject and the focus area glows green.

• Focus and exposure are locked.

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3Continue holding down the shutter-release button halfway

and recompose the picture.

• Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change.

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4Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture.

Shooting on More

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